Etymology

moorland

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Today it means: Open land that has an acidic peaty soil and is mostly covered with heather or bracken. Full definition →

Middle English morelond
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  1. Middle English · inherited frommorelond
  2. English todaymoorland

From Middle English morelond, equivalent to moor + land. Compare Old Norse mýrlendi (“moorland”).

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