English Explanatory Dictionary

Scafell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A mountain in Cumbria, England.

Pronunciation

/ˈskɔːfəl/ /skɑːˈfɛl/

Word forms

Scafell Scawfell Scaw Fell

Etymology

First recorded in 1578 as Skallfield; inherited from Middle English *Scalfel, from Old Norse skalli (“baldness”) + fjall (“peak”). The form Scawfell predominated during the 19th century before the Ordnance Survey's adoption of the form Scafell displaced it; see Scafell#Name history.

Related words

Sca-Fell Sca Fell
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