Etymograph

English

Malham

Malham may come from Old Norse malg.

  1. Old Norsec. 800–1350malguncertain
  2. EnglishtodayMalham

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Norsec. 800–1350malguncertain
  2. EnglishtodayMalham

The story

Recorded as Malgun in the Domesday Book, the placename probably derives from Old Norse malg or maligr (‘gravelly soil, sandbank’).

Every English word from Old Norse malg

Today it means

name A village and civil parish (served by Kirkby Malhamdale Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD900629).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old Norse malg / Malham

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