--- "Patricia" wrote:

> I am wondering if there are so many words still alive
> in Scotland that originated in Old Norse ...

Absolutely. I once came across an online list of ON words
in Scottish (bairn, etc.) but I can't find it again. I'm
sure llamanom can find it for us ...

> And so many of the Islands - besides the Orkney's - were once
> occupied by or traded with the Norsemen

Here are some interesting links:

http://www.orkneyjar.com/orkney/norn.htm
http://www.scandinavica.com/culture/history/man.htm

"Norn" is especially interesting - I like "goanda
boanda" - surely this is "góðan dag, bóndi (búandi)"!

Góða nótt!
Eysteinn