ring ▁and ▁sal r . ▁Sal r ▁denotes ▁" a ▁major ▁ban quet ing ▁hall , ▁a ▁king ’ s ▁or ▁a ▁ch ie ft ain ’ s ▁hall ": ▁in ▁Sc and in av ian ▁place - names ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁" O ð in ss al r ", ▁" S ala " ▁and ▁" U pp s ala ". ▁The ▁element ▁sk í ring ▁is ▁of ▁uncertain ▁meaning , ▁though ▁several ▁mean ings ▁have ▁been ▁suggested . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁Ol uf ▁R yg h ▁suggested ▁that ▁there ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁pag an ▁god ▁whose ▁name ▁was ▁Sk í ring r , ▁probably ▁formed ▁from ▁the ▁Old ▁Nor se ▁ad jective ▁sk ír r , ▁with ▁the ▁meaning ▁" clear , ▁pure , ▁bright , ▁light ", ▁combined ▁with ▁a ▁suffix ▁, ▁after ▁whom ▁Sk ír ings sal r ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁named , ▁following ▁the ▁model ▁of ▁O ð in ss al r , ▁which ▁includes ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁pag an ▁god ▁Od in ; ▁Gustav ▁Storm ▁suggested ▁that ▁Sk iring r ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁alternative ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁pag an ▁god ▁Fre yr ; ▁and ▁Soph us ▁Bug ge ▁suggested ▁that ▁Sk í ring r ▁comp ounded ▁sk ír r ▁with ▁Ing , ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁hero ▁of ▁T ac it us ' ▁Ing va e ones ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Y ng lings . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Swedish ▁lingu ist ▁Sig urd ▁F