Peerie Water
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Peerie Water is a small body of water. 'Peerie' is a dialect word of Old Norse origin meaning 'small', and 'water' refers to a river or loch.
Word origins
- Peerie
- Old Norsesmall(from pīri "small")
- Water
- Old Norseriver, loch(from vatn "water, lake, river")