Liddel

The story

1. Old English · inherited fromhlÿde“loud, River Lid”
2. Middle English · inherited fromLidelesdale
3. English todayLiddel

From the placename shared by Liddel Castle, Liddel Strength, the Liddel Water, and the former barony of Liddel around them, from Middle English Lidelesdale &c., from Old English hlÿde (“loud, River Lid”) + dæl (“dale, valley”), now Liddesdale, the valley of the Liddel Water.

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