nortil

cape (of land), only used of the ends of promontories or other seaward projections that were relatively sharp and spike-like

nortil (probably *nortill-) noun "a cape (of land), only used of the ends of promontories or other seaward projections that were relatively sharp and spike-like" (VT47:28)

nortil

noun. cape (of land)

A word in notes from the late 1960s described as “a cape (of land), only used of the ends of promontories or other seaward projections that were relatively sharp and spike-like” (VT47/28). It is a combination of Q. nór “land” and √TIL “point”, so literally “✱land-point”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
nór	“land”
TIL	“point, horn”