haugh

English

/hɔː/

noun

Definitions

(Scotland) A low-lying meadow by the side of a river.

Etymology

Derived from Scots haugh (flat area by a river-side, meadow by a river-side) inherited from Old English healh (corner, nook, angle, recess).

Origin

Old English

healh

Gloss

corner, nook, angle, recess

Concept

Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

隅

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Halifax English
*halhaz Proto-Germanic
halh Old English
healh Old English
hale Middle English
halke Middle English
Braidhauch Scots
Whithaugh Scots
haugh Scots

Halifax