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")