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Waterfall Gill Slack

valley · North Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name describes a narrow valley or ravine ('slack') associated with a waterfall. 'Gill' is a Norse term for a ravine or stream.

Word origins

Waterfall
Old Englisha fall of water(from wæter "water", feallan "to fall")
Gill
Old Norseravine, stream(from gil "ravine, gorge")
Slack
Old Norsea hollow, a gap(from slakki "hollow, depression")