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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")