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Little Geal Charn

hill or mountain · Moray · 742m

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The etymology of Little Geal Charn is uncertain. 'Little' is an Old English adjective for small. 'Geal' might relate to Old English 'geal(l)a' (yellow) or 'geol(l)a' (yellowness), and 'Charn' could be from Old English 'cierran' (to turn) or a topographical term. However, the combination is not standard.

Word origins

Little
Old Englishsmall(from lȳtel "small")
Geal
Old Englishyellow(from geol(l)a "yellowness")
Charn
Old Englishturn(from cierran "to turn")