Etymology

Greenlaw

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Today it means: A town and civil parish in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT710460). Full definition →

Old English grēne
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  1. Old English · derived fromgrēne“green”
  2. English todayGreenlaw

From Old English grēne (“green”) + hlǣw (“mountain, mound, hill”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishgrēne all →

greenGreenleeGrinsteadGreenupGreenhalghGrindleyGreenhamGreengrassIngleby Greenhow

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.