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")