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Hag Worm Hill

hill or mountain · North Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Hag Worm Hill may refer to a hill associated with a 'hag worm' (a mythical serpent or dragon) or possibly a corruption of 'Haga' (enclosure) and 'wyrm' (serpent/worm). The 'Hill' element is a later addition.

Word origins

Hag Worm
Old Englishmythical serpent/dragon(from hæġ "hag", wyrm "serpent, dragon")
Hill
Old Englishhill