- spionnadh
- strength, Irish spionnadh, spionnamhail, strong (Keat.): *sphen or *sven; See faod.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
Durness — DURNESS, a parish, in the county of Sutherland, 20 miles (N. W. by W.) from Tongue, and 76 (N. W.) from Golspie, containing 1109 inhabitants. This parish, of which the name is of doubtful origin, anciently comprised the whole of the lands… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Sutherlandshire — SUTHERLANDSHIRE, a county, in the north of Scotland, bounded on the north by the North Sea; on the, east and north east, by Caithness shire; on the south, by Ross shire and the Frith of Dornoch; on the south east, by the Moray and Dornoch… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland