English / Map Form: Glen Hinnisdal
Gaelic Form: Gleann Hìneasdail
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: PORTREE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A87
English / Map Form: Glen Hinnisdal
Gaelic Form: Gleann Hìneasdail
Language Notes
G nom. sg. gleann, masc. ‘glen’ + gen. sg. slenderised and lenited form of en Hìneasdal, ON obscure element + ON dalr, masc. ‘valley’.Element Meaning
ON obscure element; dalr ~ valley
Sources
| Gleann Hingisal, Hinioasdail, Hinisdal… Hengist’s Dale | Forbes, 203 |
| [‘hĩ:nəˌstəL] | local source, Sòdhaigh |
| [‘hĩnʲəˌstəL] | local source, Sgianaidean |
| [‘hĩnəˌstəl] | Cox, local source |
Additional Information
B. Gordon 1964, 88-91 discusses the original nature of the [h] in Hinnisdal and the possibility that this element represents ON þing, neut. ‘assembly area’.
