Tingwall
hamlet · Orkney Islands
Old NorseAI-generated
Tingwall is of Old Norse origin, meaning 'assembly field' or 'assembly plain'. It refers to a place where a local assembly or court was held in Viking times.
Word origins
- Tingwall
- Old Norseassembly field(from þing "assembly, court", völlr "field, plain")
Historical forms
Tingvalla