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Near St. John’s in the Vale, Lake District, Cumbria, July 2013
Dictionary explanation for anyone not familiar with the word ‘Ghyll’
World English Dictionary
| gill or ghyll 3 (ɡɪl) | |
| — n | |
| 1. | a narrow stream; rivulet |
| 2. | a wooded ravine |
| 3. | ( capital when part of place name ) a deep natural hole in rock; pothole: Gaping Gill |
| [C11: from Old Norse gil steep-sided valley] | |
| ghyll or ghyll 3 | |
| — n | |
JOHN PICKLES 
Ohh, this is gorgeous, John! Love it!
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Thanks Marie.
It was pretty gloomy here yesterday with frequent heavy showers. I had a hard time keeping the camera dry but I knew the streams and waterfalls would look good with plenty of water in them. Sometimes it’s worth going out whatever the weather!
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See, this post hits everything for me: beautiful picture and language (degrees in linguistics, years as a language teacher…) It’s interesting that ghyll and gully are similar in sound/form and meaning but seem to have different etymologies.
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‘Ghyll’ is a word I’ve been familiar with for a long time but I’d never thought about it’s origin. It makes sense though – there are plenty of examples of local words with a Nordic origin in the Lake District.
Thanks for commenting
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