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Tonguegill Force

waterfall · Westmorland and Furness

Old NorseAI-generated

Tonguegill Force means 'waterfall in the narrow valley'. 'Tonguegill' is Old Norse for a narrow valley, and 'Force' is an Old Norse term for a waterfall.

Word origins

Tonguegill
Old Norsenarrow valley(from tung "tongue (referring to a narrow strip of land)", gil "ravine, narrow valley")
Force
Old Norsewaterfall(from foss "waterfall")