Etymology

Loch Alsh

Today it means: A sea inlet (sea loch) between the isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides and the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Loch Aillse
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The story

  1. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromLoch Aillse“foaming lake”
  2. English todayLoch Alsh

From Scottish Gaelic Loch Aillse (“foaming lake”).

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