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Brunskill
Brunskill (/bɹʌnskɪl/ BR-un-SK-ill; Old Norse: Brúnskjallr [b⟨ɾ⟩ʌnskjʊl⟨ɾ⟩]; Anglo-Saxon runes: ᛒᚱᚢᚾᛋᚳᛡᛖᛚᚱ) is a rare Viking ornamental surname derived from Old English and Old Norse. It is thought to have originated during the early Middle Ages in Scandinavian York (in the north of what is now England) and based on the River Skell.
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Brunskill (/bɹʌnskɪl/ BR-un-SK-ill; Old Norse: Brúnskjallr [b⟨ɾ⟩ʌnskjʊl⟨ɾ⟩]; Anglo-Saxon runes: ᛒᚱᚢᚾᛋᚳᛡᛖᛚᚱ) is a rare Viking ornamental surname derived from Old English and Old Norse. It is thought to have originated during the early Middle Ages in Scandinavian York (in the north of what is now England) and based on the River Skell.
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