English / Map Form: Greshornish
Gaelic Form: Grìsinis
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: ISLE OF SKYE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Greshornish
Gaelic Form: Grìsinis
Genitive Form: Ghrìsinis
Language Notes
ON ?grísar-nes: gríss, masc. gen. sg. 'young pig' pig' + ON nom. sg nes, neut. ‘headland’orON stem form gríss-nes: gríss, masc. nom. sg. 'young pig' + ON nom. sg nes, neut. ‘headland’Element Meaning
ON ?gríss ~ young pig; nes ~ headland
Sources
| Gorsarmis | 1549 Description of the Western Isles |
| Grisarnes | 1654 Blaeu Map (Skye) |
| Grisornes | 1720 Rental of MacLeods’s Estate |
| Grisernish | 1804 Heather |
| Grisinnis from Norse for Grice-ness, Pig-Ness or Point | Henderson 1910, 189 |
| Grìsinis | Iain Mac an Tàilleir (pers.comm.) |
| Grice or pig’s ness | Forbes, 207 |
Additional Information
Old forms suggest a derivation from the gen. sg., whilst evidence from oral sources suggest a derivation from the stem form.
Also applied to Ceann Rathad Ghrìsinis ~ Greshornish Road End