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Crooked Braes

hill or mountain · Scottish Borders

Old NorseAI-generated

The name refers to slopes or hillsides that are bent or curved. 'Crooked' is from Old Norse, meaning bent or curved, and 'braes' means slopes or hillsides.

Word origins

Crooked
Old Norsebent, curved(from krókr "hook, bend")
Braes
Scotsslopes, hillsides(from bràigh "breast, slope")