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a wood on a steep hillside
Old English hnot is 'bald, smooth' and hnutu 'nut' (link). -(h)anger toponymically means 'a meadow or grassplot, usually by the side of the road' (link). One wonders if the -th- represents a /θ/ or a /t/. Nut-hanger or Nothing-er.
[Edited typo.]
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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