Great Whernside
hill or mountain · North Yorkshire · 704m
MarilynHewittNuttall
Old NorseAI-generated
Great Whernside refers to the larger of two hills named Whernside, likely meaning a steep or turning slope.
Word origins
- Great
- Old Englishlarge(from grēat "large")
- whern
- Old Norsewhirl, turn, steep slope(from hverf "turn, change")
- side
- Old Norsehill, slope(from sýð "side, slope")