Etymology

Loanhead

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Today it means: A town in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2765). Full definition →

Middle Scots Loneheid
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  1. Middle Scots · borrowed fromLoneheid
  2. English todayLoanhead

Borrowed from Middle Scots Loneheid, from lone (“lane”) + heid (“head, top”), literally “top of the lane”.

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