The story
- Old Norse · derived fromklettr“rock, cliff”
- English todayCleator
From Old Norse klettr (“rock, cliff”) + erg (“shieling”), because of the presence of an outcrop of limestone cliffs near the village.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cleator
Today it means: A village in Cleator Moor parish, Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland district (OS grid ref NY0113). Full definition →
Old Norse klettr