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Wedder Lairs

hill or mountain · Scottish Borders

Old NorseAI-generated

This name likely derives from the Old Norse word 'veðr', meaning 'wether' or 'ram', referring to the sheep grazed on the hill. 'Lair' is a term for a slope or a den.

Word origins

Wedder
Old Norsewether, ram(from veðr "wether, ram")
Lairs
Old Norseslope, den(from leir "slope, den")