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")