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Foul Dike Hill

hill or mountain · North Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a hill with a foul or dangerous dike or ditch. The 'foul' element indicates something unpleasant or dirty, and 'dike' refers to a ditch or embankment.

Word origins

Foul
Old Englishfoul, dirty, unpleasant(from fūl "foul, dirty")
Dike
Old Englishdike, ditch(from dīc "ditch, embankment")
Hill
Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")