Esk
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly derived from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk, a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish".[1][2][3] Cognate to the river names Axe, Exe, and Usk.
Proper noun[edit]
Esk
- A river in North Yorkshire, England that flows through Eskdale to Whitby.
- A river in Cumbria, England, which also flows through Eskdale, and into the Irish Sea.
- A river in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, which crosses the border into Cumbria, England, before flowing into Solway Firth.
- A river mostly in East Lothian council area, Scotland, its branches North Esk and South Esk are in Midlothian.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Witcombe, Richard (2009). Who was Aveline anyway?: Mendip's Cave Names Explained (2nd ed.). Priddy: Wessex Cave Club.
- ^ Eilert Ekwall (1981). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names. Oxford [Eng.]: OUP. p. 171.
- ^ Owen, H.W. & Morgan, R. 2007 Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales Gomer Press, Ceredigion; Gwasg Gomer / Gomer Press; page 484.
Anagrams[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Rivers in North Yorkshire, England
- en:Rivers in England
- en:Places in North Yorkshire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Rivers in Cumbria, England
- en:Places in Cumbria, England
- en:Rivers in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
- en:Rivers in Scotland
- en:Places in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
- en:Places in Scotland
- en:Rivers in East Lothian, Scotland
- en:Places in East Lothian, Scotland