The story
- Old Norse · derived fromsker“rock”
- English todayPreston-under-Scar
"Scar" is from Old Norse sker (“rock”); see scar.
Words from the same roots
Old Norsesker all →
scarskerry
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Preston-under-Scar
Today it means: A village and civil parish in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0791). Full definition →
Old Norse sker