Gaisty Law
hill or mountain · Scottish Borders
Old NorseAI-generated
Gaisty Law may derive from Old Norse 'geita-stígr' meaning 'goat path', with 'law' being a term for a hill or prominent feature. It suggests a hill with a path used by goats.
Word origins
- Gaisty
- Old Norsegoat path(from geita-stígr "goat path")
- Law
- Old Norsehill, prominent feature(from lágr "low")