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|names = Brathay |
|names = Brathay |
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|historic-name = ''Braitha'' c.1157 |
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|historic-county = Lancashire / Westmorland |
|historic-county = Lancashire / Westmorland |
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|source = Widdy Gill and Wrynose Beck |
|source = Widdy Gill and Wrynose Beck |
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|waterfalls = [[Colwith Force]] / [[Skelwith Force]] |
|waterfalls = [[Colwith Force]] / [[Skelwith Force]] |
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|waterbodies = [[Little Langdale Tarn]] |
|waterbodies = [[Little Langdale Tarn]] / [[Elter Water]] |
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|bridges = [[Slater's Bridge]] / [[Woodburn footbridge]] |
|bridges = [[Slater's Bridge]] / [[Woodburn footbridge]] |
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|tributaries = Multiple ([[River Brathay#Tributaries|see below]]) |
|tributaries = Multiple ([[River Brathay#Tributaries|see below]]) |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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''Brathay'' comes from the Old Norse words ''[[wiktionary:breiðr|breiðr]]'' (Old English ''[[wiktionary:brad#Old_English|brād]]'') and ''[[wiktionary:á|á]]'' (cognate with Old English ''[[wiktionary:ea#Old_English|ēa]]'') meaning ''broad + river'',<ref>{{whaley|47}}</ref> named as such due to the historic widening of the river during heavy rainfall enveloping the lower flood plains.<ref>{{gambles|21}}</ref> This is a name familiar also in Iceland and the Faroes. |
''Brathay'' comes from the Old Norse words ''[[wiktionary:breiðr|breiðr]]'' (Old English ''[[wiktionary:brad#Old_English|brād]]'') and ''[[wiktionary:á|á]]'' (cognate with Old English ''[[wiktionary:ea#Old_English|ēa]]'') meaning ''broad + river'',<ref>{{whaley|47}}</ref> named as such due to the historic widening of the river during heavy rainfall enveloping the lower flood plains.<ref>{{gambles|21}}</ref> This is a name familiar also in Iceland and the Faroes. |
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Known as ''Braitha'' 1157-1163. |
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