HEAD, when it occurs in the names of capes, promontories, &c., in England, is of Scandinavian origin. HORN, HURNE, HYRNE, HERNE (Anglo-Saxon), _an angle or corner-land projecting into the sea or river_, _a peak_.—HIRNE-ha, Cold-IRNE, Guy-HIRNE, HORN-castle, HORN-sea, HORN-um, Stor-HORN, Breit-HORN, Tenfels-HORN, Wild-HORN, and Rinder-HORN. KNOT (Scandinavian), _a round heap_.—Hard-KNOT, Scald-KNOT, School-KNOT, Whim-bury-KNOTS, KNOTS-low. KNAEP (Anglo-Saxon), _rising ground_.—Mister-ton KNAP, Hob-KNAP, &c. KNAB, the Scandinavian form, occurs in KNAB-scar, the KNAB, &c.; KNIPE-scar, KNIPEN-berg. LOW, LEWE, LOE, LAW (Anglo-Saxon), _a small round hill_.—Broad-LOW, Had-LOW, Tax-LOW, Mar-LOW, Wins-LOW, Hal-LOW, Doller-LAW, Bug-LAW-ton, Hag-LOE, LEV (Scandinavian), Orms-LEV, and Ors-LOV. LOPPE, HLYPE (Anglo-Saxon), _an uneven place_, _a leap_.—Hind-LIP, LOP-ham, Lax-LEIP, Hous-LIP-burn, Deer-LEEP-hill, &c. LYNCH, LINK (Anglo-Saxon), _ploughed ground on the side of a hill_, _high ground_.—Stock-LINCH, Moor-LYNCH, &c. LOFT (Scandinavian), _a mound_.—Carl-LOFTS, LOF-sta, LOFTA-hammar, LOFT-house, LOFTS-ome, &c. LAD (Scandinavian), _a pile or heap_.—Lost-LAD, LAD-cragg. KLINT (Scandinavian), _sea rocks_.—Spoel-KLINT, Stevens-KLINTE, Steyns-KLINT. MOR, MOOR (Anglo-Saxon), _a common_, _highlands covered with heath_; MOOR (English).—Nort-MOOR, Backe-MOOR, MOR-peth. NAP (Anglo-Saxon), _a hill_, _peak_, _point_, _top of a hill_; NEB (Scandinavian).—NAP-ton-on-the-hill, NAP Farm, NEP-ton, NEP-cote, Whinney NEB, White NAB, Con-mer NAB, the NABS, NABS Buts. NESS, NAZE, NOSE (Scandinavian), _damp, humid land stretching out into the sea_, _a promontory_, _a projecting portion of land_.—Lowestoft-NESS, Foul-NESS, Dunge-NESS, Sheer-NESS, Skeg-NESS, Strom-NESS, Bow-NESS, Scar-NESS, Fur-NESS, Skeg-NAS, Sand-NOES, the NAZE. In France, NESS takes the form of NEZ. PIKE, PEAK, PIG (Scandinavian), _a point_.—Kid-sty-PIKE, Dufton-PIKES, Mur-ton-PIKES, the PEAK, PIG-don, Knock-PIKES, PICK-mere, Jolly Waggon PIKE, PIKE-law, West-PIKE. RIGG (Scandinavian), _a ridge_, _an oblong hill_; HRIGG (Anglo-Saxon), _a back_. Lough-RIGG-fell; Ask-RIGG, ash-_ridge_; Lat-RIGG, the dwelling on the _ridge_; Long-RIGG, long-_ridge_; Ewan-RIGG, yew _ridge_. The German form, RUCK, occurs in Ziegen-RUCK, the kid’s _ridge_; Hunds-RUCK, the hound’s _ridge_. RISE (Anglo-Saxon), RAISE (Scandinavian), _a mound_, _hill-top_, _a high wood_, &c.—Clap-ham RISE, RISE-ley, RAISE-gill, RISE-holm, RISE-brough.
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