Barnflair

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as an dat barenvledder in 1466. Compound of Dutch Low Saxon barn (“fuel”) and vledder (“swampy peatland, low-lying peat used as pastureland”). Compare Vledder.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Barenfleer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑrn.fleːr/
  • Hyphenation: Barn‧flair

Proper noun

Barnflair n

  1. a village in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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