Hard Law
hill or mountain · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name 'Hard Law' refers to a prominent or rugged hill. It combines the Old English adjective 'heard' meaning 'hard, rough, difficult' with 'hlāw', meaning 'hill, mound, burial mound'.
Word origins
- Hard
- Old Englishhard, rough, difficult(from heard "hard, rough, difficult")
- Law
- Old Englishhill, mound, burial mound(from hlāw "hill, mound, burial mound")