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Scawd Law

hill or mountain · Scottish Borders · 543m

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name likely derives from Old English 'sceard' meaning a gap or pass, referring to a feature of the hill. 'Law' is a common Old Norse or Old English term for a hill.

Word origins

Scawd
Old Englishgap, pass(from sceard "gap, pass")
Law
Old Norsehill(from lá "hill")