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Wether Hill

hill or mountain · Westmorland and Furness · 676m

Nuttall
Old NorseAI-generated

This hill is named after the wether sheep, a castrated male sheep, which were likely grazed here. The Old Norse term 'veðr' refers to a wether.

Word origins

Wether
Old Norsewether sheep(from veðr "wether")
Hill
Old Norsehill(from hóll "hill")