Migdale

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proper noun

A locality in Highland, Scotland.

OriginPictish *mig →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A locality in Highland, Scotland.
  2. Migdale Hoard, a hoard of Bronze Age jewelry found in 1900.

Origin

  1. Pictish*mig“bog, swamp”
  2. EnglishMigdale

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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