Borrowby Dale
valley · North Yorkshire
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Borrowby Dale combines Old Norse 'Borg', meaning fort or stronghold, 'byr', meaning farmstead or village, and 'dalr', meaning valley. It likely refers to a valley with a farmstead near a fort.
Word origins
- Borrowby
- Old Norsefort farmstead(from borg "fort, stronghold", byr "farmstead, village")
- Dale
- Old Norsevalley(from dalr "valley")