Pen-y-ghent

proper noun

A mountain in Craven district, North Yorkshire, in the Yorkshire Dales of England.

OriginCumbric *penn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A mountain in Craven district, North Yorkshire, in the Yorkshire Dales of England.

Origin

  1. Cumbric*gınt“heathen, gentile”
  2. Cumbric*ceint“border”
  3. Cumbric*ı“the, of the”
  4. Cumbric*penn“top, summit”
  5. EnglishPen-y-ghent

From Cumbric *penn (“top, summit”) + Cumbric *ı (“the, of the”) + either Cumbric *ceint (“border”) or Cumbric *gınt (“heathen, gentile”).

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Pen-y-ghent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pen-y-ghent

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“Pen-y-ghent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pen-y-ghent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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