Startindale Gill
valley · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Startindale Gill likely combines Old English 'stær' (starling) or 'stear' (steer, bull) with 'tind' (a projecting point or peak) and 'dæl' (valley), with 'gill' meaning a ravine. It could mean 'valley with a projecting point frequented by starlings' or 'cattle valley with a peak'.
Word origins
- Startin
- Old Englishstarling or steer with a projecting point(from stær "starling", stear "steer, bull", tind "projecting point, peak")
- dale
- Old Englishvalley(from dæl "valley")
- Gill
- Old Norseravine(from gil "ravine")