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The English word geyser a periodically spouting hot spring derives from Geysir. The name Geysir itself is derived from the Icelandic verb geysa `to gush`. Geysir lies in the Haukadalur valley on the slopes of Laugarfjall hill, which is also the home to Strokkur geyser about 50 metres 160 ft south.