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Bycarrs Dyke

lake or loch · Nottinghamshire

Old NorseAI-generated

Bycarrs Dyke is a ditch or embankment. The name likely derives from the Old Norse personal name 'Bikki' or 'Byki' and 'karr' meaning 'enclosure' or 'field', with 'dyke' added later.

Word origins

Bycarrs
Old NorseBikki's enclosure(from Bikki/Byki "personal name", karr "enclosure, field")
Dyke
Old Englishditch, embankment