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Scafell.

A mountain in Cumbria, England.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈskɔːfəl//skɑːˈfɛl/
  1. A mountain in Cumbria, England.

Where this word comes from

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.

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