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Gray Crag

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 698m

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Old NorseAI-generated

Gray Crag combines the Old Norse 'grár' meaning grey with 'krákr' meaning crow or raven, or possibly 'krǫg' meaning a rocky outcrop. It describes a grey-coloured rocky slope, possibly frequented by crows.

Word origins

Gray
Old Norsegrey(from grár "grey")
Crag
Old Norsecrow, raven, rocky outcrop(from krákr "crow, raven", krǫg "rocky outcrop")