Apron dress link and Places

Apr 30, 2007 16:17

A Viking Pinafore

An example of dress layers

Austr(h)álfa u, f. (Baltic, East Europe) ~ austrhálfulýðr "People of the East"

Austrlönd n. pl. (the East, =Eastern Europe)

Bretland (Wales) ~ Brezkr adj. "Welsh," inn breski (byname) "the Welshman", Valir m. pl. "the Welsh"

England ~ Englar "the English people," Enskr adj. "English", Enska "English-tongue"

Færeyjar (the Faroe Islands, lit. "Sheep Islands") ~ Færeyingar "people of the Faroe Islands," Færeyskr adj.

Franz f. (France) ~ Frankismenn "the French," Frankismál "the Frankish tongue," Franziska "the French tongue"

Garðar/Garðarríki/Garðaveldi (Scand-Rus Kingdom) ~ Garðarríksmenn "the Rus, Russians"

(mod.) Grikkland ~ Garðskonungr "the Greek Emperor"

Hjaltland (Shetlands) ~ Hjaltlendingr m. "a Shetlander," Hjaltlenzkr/Haltneskr adj.

Írland (Ireland) ~ Írar m. pl. "Irishmen," Írskr adj. "Irish," Írska "Irish tongue"

Mikligarðr (Byzantium/Constantinople)

Mön f. [gen. Manar] (Isle of Man) ~ Manarmenn "Manxmen"

Norðrhálfa f. (Northern Europe)

Norðrlönd (Scandinavia)

Norðymbraland (Northumbria) ~ Norðymbrar m. pl. "Northumbrians"

Orkneyjar f. pl. (the Orkeys) ~ Orkneyingar m. pl. "the people of the Orkneys," Orkneyskr adj.

Róm n./Róma f./Rómaborg f./Rúmaborg (Rome) ~ Rómaborgar ríki "the Roman Empire," Rómaborgar lýðr "the Roman people"

Saxland (England)

Serkland (Arabia) ~ Serkir m. pl. "Saracens" (Northern Africa, Southern Spain)

Skotland (Scotland, sometimes Ireland) ~ Skotar m. pl. "the Scots," Skotzkr adj. "Scottish"

Suðreyjar (Sodor, the Hebridges)

Suðrlönd (South Germany)

Vestrlönd (British Isles, Normandy, Bretagne, etc.)

Þelamörk (a country in S. Norway) ~ Þilir m. pl. "men of Þelamörk"

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