Local Etymology Or Names of Places in the British Isles And in Other Parts of
Local Etymology Or Names of Places in the British Isles And in Other Parts of
Williamson Andrew Woods
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Gill, the common name of many such places, and a surname. Doubergill, doubh- an-gill, black water, a little river of Netherdale, Yorkshire, flowing through mossy 76 ground. Gilling^ gill-ing, in the same county, Hoiogill^ howe-gill, Cumberland. Gib, Heb. Giboali, a hill : heiice gibbous^ round, bunchy. " Tlie gibbous moon round as my shield. " Giha^ Gibeah^ Gibeon^ mountains of Judea. " Stand tliou sun on Cr/&eon. "— Josh, x. , 12. Gibraltar^ hill of Tarick, the Moor who fortified it ; and the ...letters g and j being commutable, Jibbel-Aurez, golden-mount, Africa. GoRM, Gaelic, gonn, blue. " A chlaidheamh glan gnrm 'n a lamh. "—O. Sian. "With shining Hue sword in hand. " Cairngorm, carn-gorm, blue cairn, a mountain of Scot- land. Ardgorm, ard-gorm, blue hill. Tullacligorm, tui- lach-gorm, the blue iullach, or little hill, and other places. GoRBAL, Celtic, corbwyll, a puddle, a dub. Gorbals, a dirty suburb of Glasgow by the river side. Garpal, corbwyll, a little river celebrated by Burns : — " Where haunted Garpal draws its feeble source.
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