Loch of Lythe
lake or loch · Orkney Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Loch of Lythe is likely Old Norse, meaning 'lake by the slope' or 'lake by the hill'. 'Lyth' refers to a slope or hill.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- Lythe
- Old Norseslope, hill(from hlíð "slope, hill")
Historical forms
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