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Scafell

hill or mountain · Cumberland · 964m

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Old NorseAI-generated

Scafell likely derives from Old Norse, possibly meaning 'shaggy fell' or 'bare fell', referring to the appearance of the mountain.

Word origins

Scafell
Old Norseshaggy or bare fell(from skagi "promontory, headland", fjall "mountain, fell")