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Dogger Ayre

cliff or slope · Shetland Islands

Old NorseAI-generated

Dogger Ayre is a coastal name, likely referring to a sandbank or shallow area frequented by dogger fish. 'Ayre' is a Norse term for a spit of land or sandbank.

Word origins

Dogger
Old NorsePossibly referring to the dogger fish, or a type of boat.(from dogga "dog")
Ayre
Old NorseA spit of land or sandbank.(from eyrr "gravel bank, sandbank")