Meikle Law
hill or mountain · Midlothian
ScotsAI-generated
This hill is named from the Scots word 'meikle', meaning 'great' or 'large', combined with 'Law'. 'Law' is a common term for a hill or mound, likely from Old Norse 'lágr' (low) or Old English 'hlaw' (hill).
Word origins
- Meikle
- Scotsgreat, large(from mycel "great, large")
- Law
- Old Norsehill, mound(from lágr "low")