Uigshader
Ùigseadar
Meaning
dwelling at the bend in the river
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
IV51
NG428463
English / Map Form: Uigshader
Gaelic Form: Ùigseadar
Location: Skye, Inner Hebrides
Post Town: PORTREE
Postcode area: IV51
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A850
English / Map Form: Uigshader
Gaelic Form: Ùigseadar
Language Notes
ON vík-sœtr : stem form of vík, fem. ‘bend in a river’ + sœ́tr, neut. ‘dwelling’ = ‘dwelling at the bend in the river’Element Meaning
ON vík ~ bend in a river; ON sœ́tr ~ dwelling
Sources
| Wgysadder | 1630 Retours (Inverness) no. 50 |
| Ugisarder | 1688 Retours (Inverness) no. 109 |
| Uigshader, Ugisarder… Uig-town; Uig-setr | Forbes, 442 |
| Uigeasădair | Forbes, 442 |
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Cox Various sources |
Additional Information
See Cox, 1990, 107 (entry 32) for further discussion on the etymology.