Etymology

Osmotherley

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Today it means: A civil parish (served by Egton with Newland, Mansriggs and Osmotherley Parish Council) north of Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district. Full definition →

Old English hlaw
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  1. Old English · derived fromhlaw“hill”
  2. English todayOsmotherley

From the Old Norse personal name Ásmundr + Old English hlaw (“hill”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhlaw all →

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