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Great Force Gill Rigg

valley · Westmorland and Furness

Old NorseAI-generated

Great Force Gill Rigg refers to a large waterfall in a valley with a ridge. 'Force' is from Old Norse for a waterfall, 'gill' for a stream or ravine, and 'rigg' for a ridge.

Word origins

Great
Old Englishlarge(from grēat "large, big, great")
Force
Old Norsewaterfall(from fors "waterfall")
Gill
Old Norsestream, ravine(from gil "ravine, stream")
Rigg
Old Norseridge(from hryggr "ridge")