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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")