Dilworth Upper Reservoir
lake or loch · Lancashire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Dilworth Upper Reservoir is named after Dilworth, which likely means 'farmstead or village in a dell or valley' from Old English 'dīgle' (hidden, secret) or 'dæl' (dell, valley) and 'worþ' (enclosure, farmstead).
Word origins
- Dil
- Old EnglishHidden, secret, or dell, valley(from dīgle "hidden, secret", dæl "dell, valley")
- worth
- Old EnglishEnclosure, farmstead(from worþ "enclosure, farmstead")
- Upper
- Old EnglishHigher in position(from ufra "upper")
- Reservoir
- LatinA place where water is stored(from reservare "to reserve, keep back")