SCAR, SCARTH, SCARF, SCOR, SCREE, SKRID (Scandinavian), _a rock, sharp, steep, or precipitous_.—SCAR-borough, SCAR-overton, Black Hope-SCARS, SCARS-dale, Ul-SKER, SKERRY, Ul-SCARTH, Gate-SCARTH, Balder-SCARTH, SCARF-gap, the SCREES, SCREE-scar, SCRAX, SKAR-a, Skiel-SKIOR, SKAA-up, SKIER-um, Sten-bids-SKAAR, SCAR-stad, SCAR-ild, SKA-tunge, Einer-SKER, Svart-SKER, CHER-bourg, Evar-SKARD, Haka-SCARD, SKARVEN-Fjeld, Maastjern-SKARV, SKARD, SKRID, Ref-SKRID, SKRIDS-hol, SCARTHIN-cliffs, SCOR-burgh, SCOR-ton. SCUG (Scandinavian), _a declivity_.—SCUGGER, SKUGG, SKEG-ness. STY (Scandinavian), _an ascending path_.—Kid-STY-pike, STY-head, An-STY, Hubber-STY, STEE. The Anglo-Saxon forms are STEELE, STEIGLE, STEGE.—Ham-STEEL, High-STILE, Long-STILE, STILE, STEEL Fell. The German STEIG, _a path_.—Occurs in Alten-STEIG, STEGE, STEIGER-wald. STEAP (Anglo-Saxon), _steep_.—STEEP-holm, STOUPE-brow, STEEP. SHELF, SKELF (Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian), _a crag_, _rock_, _steep places_.—SHELF-anger, SHEL-don, Tib-SHELF, SELF-stones, Ra-SKELFE, &c. STACK, STAKE, STICKLE (Scandinavian), _a rock_, _peak_.—STAWKERS, STACK, Hay-STACKS, the STAKE, Harrison STICKLE, Pike o’STICKLE, STICKLE-stad, &c. STERT (Anglo-Saxon), _a tail_.—START-point, STERT-island, &c. STONES (Provincial), _hills_, _heights_.—Blake-low-STONES, Ox-STONES, Dane Head STONES, &c. TOP (Anglo-Saxon), _head_, _summit_.—TOP-cliffe, TOPS-ham, Lewis-TOP, Pon-TOP Pike, TIP-ton, TOP-croft, &c. TUNGA (Scandinavian), _a promontory_, _headland_, applied to _rocks and mountains_.—TONGE-with-Haulgh, Middle TONGUE, TONG-fell, TUNGE-fiord, Ska-TUNGE, TANG-fjeld, TUNGN-fell. WEALD, WALD, WOLD, WEALT, WOULD, WILD, WELT (Anglo-Saxon), _a forest_, _a high woodland district_.—The WEALDS of Kent, the WOLDS of Yorkshire, Moncton-WEALD, Glen-WHELT, WALT-ham, Cots-WOLD, WOLD-brow, WALD-au, WALD-bach, WALD-burg, WALD-eck, WAIT-by, WALD-heim, WALD-kirch, WALD-see, Ost-WOLDE, WOLD, and WOUDE. WINCH, WINK (Scandinavian), _a corner_.—WINCH-combe, WINK-field, WINK-leigh, WINCHEL-sea, FINKLE-bridge, WINKEL-seth, Rose-WINKEL, Ruh-WINKEL, &c. WARN, WHARN (Anglo-Saxon), _steep_.—WHARN-side, WHARN-cliffe, WHARN-ham. YOKE (Scandinavian), _a hill_, _chain_.—YOKE-thwaite, YOKE-cliffe. (_C_) NAMES OF VALLEYS, PLAINS, WOODS, &c. ACRE, AKER (Anglo-Saxon), _a field_.—West-ACRE, Kint-AKER. BEARW, BEARO, BERN (Anglo-Saxon), _a fruitful productive wood_, from BERAN, _to yield_; BAR, BUR, _a bower_, _knoll_; BYRAS, _woods_, _plots of woody ground_.—Brown-BER-hill, Bram-BER, Tod-BERE, Green-BER-field, BUR-ton, and BAR-ton, Sheb-BEARE (sheep-_wood_), Kentis-BEARE, BEER (near Seaton), BIER-low, Baum-BER (tree-_wood_), BEAR-stead, BEARS-ton, BEAR-ley, BER-don, BUR-combe, BUR-land, BURS-lem, BUR-stall, BUR-marsh, BUR-wash, BAR-ham, BAR-ford, and BAR-well. BEARNE (Provincial), _a wood_.—BARN-by, BARN-ey, BARN-well, BARN-ham, BARN-brough, &c. BIT (Anglo-Saxon), _a pasture_.—Cow-BIT, Nes-BIT, &c.
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