Falside
suburban area · West Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Falside is likely composed of the Old English elements 'fals' meaning false or counterfeit, and 'eg' meaning island or dry ground in a marsh. It could refer to an area of land that was deceptive or not as it seemed.
Word origins
- fals
- Old Englishfalse, counterfeit(from fals "false")
- eg
- Old EnglishAttestedisland, dry ground in a marsh(from eg "island")