Liddesdale

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proper noun

The valley of Liddel Water, a river in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire.

OriginMiddle English Lidelesdale ← Old English hlÿde →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The valley of Liddel Water, a river in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhlÿde“loud, River Lid”
  2. Middle EnglishLidelesdale
  3. EnglishLiddesdale

From Middle English Lidelesdale (1179) &c., from Old English hlÿde (“loud, River Lid”) + dæl (“dale, valley”).

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APA

Liddesdale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liddesdale

MLA

“Liddesdale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liddesdale. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Liddesdale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liddesdale.

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