Esk

See also: -esk and ėsk

English

Etymology

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

Esk

  1. A river in North Yorkshire, England that flows through Eskdale to Whitby.
  2. A river in Cumbria, England, which also flows through Eskdale, and into the Irish Sea.
  3. A river in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, which crosses the border into Cumbria, England, before flowing into Solway Firth.
  4. A river mostly in East Lothian council area, Scotland, its branches North Esk and South Esk are in Midlothian.

Derived terms

References
  1. Witcombe, Richard (2009). Who was Aveline anyway?: Mendip's Cave Names Explained (2nd ed.). Priddy: Wessex Cave Club.
  2. Eilert Ekwall (1981). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names. Oxford [Eng.]: OUP. p. 171.
  3. Owen, H.W. & Morgan, R. 2007 Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales Gomer Press, Ceredigion; Gwasg Gomer / Gomer Press; page 484.

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