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Orkney
Orkney. A group of islands lying at the north-east tip of Scotland. The islands are rich in archaeological monuments. Skara Brae is a well-preserved prehistoric village, Maes Howe the best of a series of impressive prehistoric burial cairns, and numerous brochs and settlements attest to the islands' Pictish and Viking periods. Orkney, together with Shetland, became part of Scotland in consequence of the marriage of Margaret of Denmark-Norway to James III of Scotland in 1469; the marriage settlement provided for a temporary transfer of the islands until a cash payment was completed, but the cash was never forthcoming and Orkney and Shetland remained Scottish. Orkney is mainly low lying and fertile, with agriculture, fishing, and food-processing, and now oil-related activity, significant sources of employment. It constitutes a county of Scotland, which remained a unitary local administrative authority throughout the Scottish 1973 and 1996 local government reorganizations.
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JOHN CANNON. "Orkney." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Orkney." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Orkney.html JOHN CANNON. "Orkney." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Orkney.html |
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Orkney
Orkney, Canada, South Africa, UK UK (Scotland): formerly Orkas, Orcades, and Orkaneya or Orkneyjar. An island group with a Celtic name from orc ‘boar’, which was probably a tribal name. This was reinterpreted by the Norsemen as Orcades, a Romanized form, ‘Islands of Seals’ from the Old Scandinavian orkn ‘seal’ and ey. Ruled by Norway and Denmark from the 9th century, the islands passed to Scotland in 1472 as security for the unpaid dowry of Margaret (1456–86), daughter of Christian I (1425–81), King of Denmark‐Norway, and of Sweden, after her marriage in 1469 to James III (1452–88), King of Scots (1460–88).
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Orkney." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Orkney." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Orkney.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Orkney." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Orkney.html |
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Orkney
Orkney (the unitary authority). Orkas 330 BC, Orcades 1st cent., Orkaneya 970. ‘Islands of (the) Orcos’. OScand. ey. The islands may have originally had a Celtic tribal name meaning ‘boar’. This was then apparently taken by the Vikings to mean ‘seal’ (OScand. orkn).
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A. D. MILLS. "Orkney." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Orkney." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Orkney.html A. D. MILLS. "Orkney." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Orkney.html |
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Orkney •blini, cine, Finney, finny, Ginny, guinea, hinny, mini, Minnie, ninny, pinny, Pliny, shinny, skinny, spinney, tinny, whinny
•kidney, Sidney, Sydney
•chimney
•jitney, Whitney
•Disney
•aborigine, polygeny, polygyny
•androgyny, homogeny, misogyny, progeny
•Gemini
•niminy-piminy, Rimini
•dominie, hominy, Melpomene
•ignominy • Panini • larceny • telecine
•satiny • destiny • mountainy
•mutiny, scrutiny
•briny, Heine, liny, piny, shiny, spiny, tiny, whiny
•sunshiny
•Bonnie, bonny, Connie, johnny, Lonnie, Ronnie, Suwannee
•Rodney
•Cockney, Procne
•Romney • Novotný • Grozny
•brawny, corny, horny, lawny, mulligatawny, scrawny, tawny, thorny
•Orkney • Courtney
•brownie, browny, downy, townie
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"Orkney." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Orkney." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Orkney.html "Orkney." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Orkney.html |
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