Placenames of Scotland (eBook)

Iain Taylor (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
Birlinn Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78885-386-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Placenames are a constant source of debate. Who was Edwin, whose name is said to live on in that of Scotland's capital city? Are the 'drum' and 'chapel' still to be found in Drumchapel? And which 'king' had a 'seat' in Kingseat in Perthshire? The answers to these and many similar questions are often not what might be expected at first sight and have their origins in many languages - including Gaelic, Pictish, Brythonic, Norse, Anglo-Saxon, Scots and Modern English - that have been spoken in Scotland. This is the essential companion to the fascinating world of Scottish placenames. It features more than 8,000 placenames, from districts, towns and villages to rivers, lochs and mountains, and also includes a comprehensive introduction and maps.

Autor

Iain Taylor graduated in Celtic Studies from Aberdeen University and taught Gaelic at primary, secondary and tertiary levels in Uist, Perthshire and Skye. A native of Elgin in Moray, he worked for some years in the Gaelic department of Scottish Television before going on to lecture at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig , the Gaelic College in Skye, from which he retired in 2020.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.9.2020
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Europa
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Anglo-Saxon • brythonic • Cities • Drumchapel • Edinburgh • Essential Guide • etymology • Gaelic • Highland • History • Humour • Kingseat • language • Local History • Lowland • mark forsyth • Modern English • Norse • origins of words • Perth • Perthshire • pictish • Picts • Placenames • Quirky Non-Fiction • Reference • Scotland • Scots • Scottish History • Scottish non-fiction • Scottish words • Studies • the etymologicon • Vikings • Woads
• ISBN-10: 1-78885-386-5 / 1788853865
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78885-386-6 / 9781788853866