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{{Infobox river 2
|names = Brathay
|historic-name =
|historic-county = Lancashire / Westmorland
|source = Widdy Gill and Wrynose Beck
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|width-min =
|waterfalls = [[Colwith Force]] / [[Skelwith Force]]
|waterbodies = [[Little Langdale Tarn]] / [[Elter Water]]
|bridges = [[Slater's Bridge]] / [[Woodburn footbridge]]
|tributaries = Multiple ([[River Brathay#Tributaries|see below]])
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==Etymology==
''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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