Plural of carr; low-lying wet ground or marshland, especially overgrown with alder or willow trees.
From Old Norse 'kjarr,' meaning wetland or marsh. The word entered English through Scandinavian settlers and is primarily used in British English, particularly in place names and descriptions of fenland habitats.
If you see British place names ending in '-carr' like Attenborough, you're looking at ancient wetlands—it's a word that linguistically marks where Viking settlers lived and how they described their new landscape!
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