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Millgill Force

waterfall · North Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a waterfall ('force') on a stream ('gill') associated with a mill. 'Mill' is a standard English word, 'gill' is Old Norse for stream, and 'force' is an Old English word for waterfall.

Word origins

Mill
Old Englishmill(from mylen "mill")
gill
Old Norsestream, ravine(from gil "stream, ravine")
Force
Old Englishwaterfall(from fors "waterfall")