The story
- Old Norse · derived fromSkalpaflói“bay of the long isthmus”
- English todayScapa Flow
From Old Norse Skalpaflói (“bay of the long isthmus”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A body of sheltered water between islands in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland. Full definition →
From Old Norse Skalpaflói (“bay of the long isthmus”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.