Talk:Durness

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Comment[edit]

There is an internal link from the word 'Sango' in this article. The name is correct as a placename for a part of Durness, but it links to an article on the African language also called Sango. Can the link be removed? Stuartsh 17:39, 1 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

History[edit]

The third paragraph under History breaks off in the middle of the sentence. KC 02:28, 13 April 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boydstra (talk • contribs)

Thanks for pointing this out. The problem seems to have been there since this edit in 2013. I have now removed the incomplete fragment. --Deskford (talk) 14:03, 13 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Diùranais looks more like it's cognate with "Dýranes" rather than "Dýrnes" or "Dýrsnes"[edit]

Compound words form in mainly three different ways in Norse; with a noun prefix that is one of 1) the radix of the noun (often same form as accusative), 2) genitive singular of the noun or 3) genitive plural of the noun. "Deer point" would in those three instances be 1) Dýrnes, 2) Dýrsnes or 3) Dýranes. Note that 3) is closest to the Gaelic version; but also that it has a double meaning, since "dýr" can also be the adjective "dear", "dýra" in its weak form. In Old Norse, the primary meaning of "dýr" is "precious" or "expensive" although its cognate, "dear", can often catch it. So Durness might even be Dýranes, meaning Dearness ... — Preceding unsigned comment added by EliasHalldor (talk • contribs) 09:22, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The suggestion that the Norse "ness" was added to a pre-existing Gaelic name is unlikely. The north coast was Pictish before it was settled by the Norse in the 9th century and only became Gaelic 400 years later. Northern rock (talk) 22:30, 26 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]