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302 Manx ^lacc-Bamcs.
S V artr, 'h\a.ck;' in Swarthawe {Svart-hangr), 'Black
How ;' and probably in Sartfell, or Sartell
(Svart-fjall), ' Black Fell.' These names record the
dark colour of the heather. It is notable that
the Icelandic word ling is commonly used for
heather by Manx people at the present day.
[Sort Hill, England ; Svarta-haf, Iceland ;
Soterup, Denmark.]
S V artr, 'h\a.ck;' in Swarthawe {Svart-hangr), 'Black
How ;' and probably in Sartfell, or Sartell
(Svart-fjall), ' Black Fell.' These names record the
dark colour of the heather. It is notable that
the Icelandic word ling is commonly used for
heather by Manx people at the present day.
[Sort Hill, England ; Svarta-haf, Iceland ;
Soterup, Denmark.]
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Surnames & place-names of the Isle of Man > (320) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/82103488 |
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| Description | By A.W. Moore ; with an introduction by Professor Rhŷs. |
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| Shelfmark | Blair.243 |
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