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boulder. There is a place in Bressay called "de Ord," and one in
Dunrossness called " de Ords." Hurdi- felt in Northmavine is a
steep rocky hill, full of down- fallen boulders. I now turn to the
various forms of projection along the shore. The name Hevda or
Hevdi (O.N. hofSi, derived from hofuff, head) is applied to a
head-shaped headland. There is f.i. " Eswick Hevda " (South
Nesting), " Easter and Wester Hevda" (Fo). Hevda-grun is a fishing-
ground (" grun ": from O.N. grunn-r) between Foula and the
mainland, so called from its proximity to the headland " Easter
Hevdi." Hevdigarth (Midyell) is the name of a house, situated at
the foot of the headland called " de Head o' Hevdigarth." " De Hfs
" (Sandness is the name of a headland? " h0s " being O.N. hauss,
skull, head. " De Snjs" is the name of a headland in Foula? " sn0s
" being the word " nose " in its pure old form. I may in this
connection mention "de snushiks" a name given to a small wooden
frame, put on a calfs nose to prevent it from sucking the mother.
Niv denotes, like Far. njv, a long jutting-out headland, f.L " de
Niv " at Haroldswick, U; in Icelandic nof and ndp signify " nose."
Noss (applied to a peak- or nose-shaped headland) is probably the
word "nose." Instances: "the isle of Noss;" " Noss " in Dunrossness
(headland, township.) The names Noop and Neep are both applied to a
peak-shaped headland. They are derived from O.N. (g)ntip-r and
(g)nipa, peak. Instances: "de Noop o' Noss," "de Neep" (North
Nesting). The name Bard is applied to a headland whose top projects
beyond its base, f.i. "de Bard o' Bressay." In O.N. the word bard
is applied to the stem of a ship, properly the continuation of the
keel fore and aft. Mool is O.N. mtiti, projecting upper lip,
muzzle, (big, downhanging) m...
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