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")