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Glussdale Water

lake or loch · Shetland Islands

Old NorseAI-generated

Glussdale Water is likely named after a personal name and the Old Norse word for a valley. The 'Water' element refers to the body of water itself.

Word origins

Gluss
Old NorsePossibly a personal name, Glúss(from Glúss "personal name")
dale
Old Norsevalley(from dalr "valley")
Water
Old Englishriver, stream(from wæter "water")