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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")