Lower Ormsgill Reservoir
lake or loch · Westmorland and Furness
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name indicates a reservoir at a lower position, likely named after the nearby settlement of Ormsgill. Ormsgill itself means 'worm's stream' or 'serpent's stream'.
Word origins
- Lower
- Old Englishsituated below or at a lesser level(from lāw(e)r "lower")
- Ormsgill
- Old Norseworm's stream(from ormr "worm, serpent", gil "ravine, stream")