Linsidemore
settlement · Highland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Linsidemore is an Old English name likely meaning 'the larger moor or marsh by the linden trees'. 'Lin' refers to linden trees, 'side' to a slope or adjacent area, and 'more' to a moor or marsh.
Word origins
- Lin
- Old EnglishAttestedlinden tree(from lind "linden tree")
- side
- Old Englishslope, flank, adjacent area(from sīde "side")
- more
- Old Englishmoor, marsh, fen(from mōr "moor, marsh")
Historical forms
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