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Scaw'd Law

hill or mountain · Scottish Borders

Old NorseAI-generated

Scaw'd Law likely derives from the Old Norse word 'skar', meaning 'rock' or 'crag', possibly with an Old English suffix '-ed' indicating possession or characteristic. 'Law' is from Old Norse 'lag', meaning 'hill' or 'mound'.

Word origins

Scaw'd
Old Norserocky, craggy(from skar "rock, crag", -ed "having the quality of (possibly Old English)")
Law
Old Norsehill, mound(from lag "hill, mound")