Wether Hill
hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 673m
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Old NorseAI-generated
This name likely refers to a hill where wethers (castrated male sheep) were grazed. 'Wether' comes from Old Norse 'veðr' meaning a ram or wether.
Word origins
- Wether
- Old Norsewether (castrated ram)(from veðr "ram, wether")
- Hill
- Old Englishhill(from hyll "hill")