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Blencathra, also known as Saddleback, is one of the most northerly mountains in the English Lake District. It has six separate fell tops, of which the highest is the Hallsfell Top. ==Name== For many years, Ordnance Survey listed Blencathra under the alternative name of Saddleback, which was coined in reference to the shape of the mountain when seen from the east. The guidebook author Alfred Wainwright popularised the use of the older Cumbric name, which is now used almost exclusively. Ordnance Survey currently marks the summit as "Saddleback or Blencathra". It is likely that the name Blencathra is derived from the Cumbric elements *''blain'' 'top, summit' and ''cadeir'' 'seat, chair', meaning "the summit of the seat-like mountain".〔 * * The semantics of Cumbric '' *cadeir'' and its occurrence in Blencathra are discussed by 〕 Andrew Breeze has proposed an alternative interpretation of the second element of the name, arguing that it represents a Cumbric cognate of Middle Welsh ''carthwr'' 'working horse'.〔 * He writes, "Perhaps the dipping ridgeline made them think of a creature aged by labour, and not a frisky colt or proud hunter, which would have firmer backs."〕 Richard Coates has'' ''suggested that the second element may be the Middle Irish peronal name ''Carthach'', but writes that "the implications of that with a Brittonic generic need exploring". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blencathra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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