Middle Tongue Tarn
lake or loch · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to a tarn shaped like a middle tongue. It combines the Old English 'middel' (middle), 'tunge' (tongue), and 'tærn' (tarn).
Word origins
- Middle
- Old Englishmiddle(from middel "middle")
- Tongue
- Old Englishtongue(from tunge "tongue")
- Tarn
- Old Englishtarn(from tærn "tarn")
Historical forms
Middeltunge Tærn