Shalott

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proper noun

Legendary place in Tennyson's The Lady of Shalott and elsewhere, identified with Guildford by Malory.

OriginWelsh ystol ← Latin scala →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Legendary place in Tennyson's The Lady of Shalott and elsewhere, identified with Guildford by Malory.

Origin

  1. Latinscala
  2. Welshysgol
  3. Welshystol
  4. EnglishShalott

The variation between Ast- and Asc- suggest that it comes from Welsh ystol, alternate form Welsh ysgol, both meaning ladder (and derived from Latin scala). The suffix is diminutive, probably meaning flight of stairs (since she lived in a tower). Thus lady of the staircase.

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APA

Shalott. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shalott

MLA

“Shalott.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shalott. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shalott,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shalott.

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