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Pluscarden
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English
Etymology
The second element is probably from en xpi -, which may be equivalent to wlm cardden encampment. The initial element is likely from gd plaosg husk, (egg)shell, or perhaps a cognate of cy plisc nutshell.Clancy Thomas Owen The Etymologies of Pluscarden and Stirling http://www.clanntuirc.co.uk/JSNS/V11/JSNS11%20Clancy.pdf Clann Tuirc University of Glasgow 1 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20201030190450/http://www.clanntuirc.co.uk/JSNS/V11/JSNS11%20Clancy.pdf 30 October 2020
Proper noun
en locality council area/Moray cc/Scotland.
Derived terms
en Pluscarden Abbey
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