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Unthank

hamlet · Westmorland and Furness

Old NorseAI-generated

Unthank is a place name found in areas of Norse settlement, meaning 'unoccupied land' or 'land not subject to tithes'. It derives from Old Norse 'ón-þakkr', meaning 'unthanked' or 'unoccupied'.

Word origins

Unthank
Old Norseunoccupied land, land not subject to tithes(from ón- "un-", þakkr "thanked, occupied, cultivated")

Historical forms

Unthank