Etymology

Whalsay

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Today it means: An island of the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland. Full definition →

Old Norse hvalr
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromhvalr“whale”
  2. English todayWhalsay

From Old Norse hvalr (“whale”) + ey (“island”).

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