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Bloodylaws Hill

hill or mountain · Scottish Borders

Old EnglishAI-generated

Bloodylaws Hill may refer to a hill associated with a place called 'Laws' where bloodshed occurred. 'Laws' could derive from Old English 'hlāw', meaning a burial mound or hillock.

Word origins

Bloodylaws
Old Englishbloody burial mound/hillock(from blodig "bloody", hlāw "burial mound, hillock")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")