"MacBain's work on Names of Places deals with the Celtic names of pre-Gaelic origin which he calls 'Pictish', with Gaelic names, and with names of Norse origin which have been transmitted through Gaelic. The area from which he took his materials was chiefly Inverness-shire, Sutherland, and Lewis. By his treatment of Norse names, Macbain laid a firm foundation for further Investigators to build on. He was the first to recognize in practice that the changes undergone by these names in the mouths of Gaelic speakers are not arbitrary, but are capable of classification. From the original introduction, by W. J. Watson
- ISBN10 0902664093
- ISBN13 9780902664098
- Publish Date 23 January 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Zeticula Ltd
- Imprint The Grimsay Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 448
- Language English