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")