Etymology

Migdale

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Today it means: A locality in Highland, Scotland. Full definition →

Pictish *mig
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The story

  1. Pictish · derived from*mig“bog, swamp”
  2. English todayMigdale

Historically Migwethe. Probably from Pictish *mig (“bog, swamp”) (cf. Welsh mign (“swamp”)) + an uncertain second element.

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