Delden

• (Overijssel) First attested as thelden in 1036. Etymology uncertain. Possible etymologies include a derivation from a term cognate to Old Norse dæld (“small depression in the landscape”) or a derivation from a term cognate to Old Norse þel (“ground, soil”) with collectivising suffix *-iþi. See also Dutch Low Saxon Dealdn.
• (Gelderland) First attested as thelden in 966. Etymology uncertain. Possible etymologies include a derivation from a term cognate to Old Norse dæld (“small depression in the landscape”) or a derivation from a term cognate to Old Norse þel (“ground, soil”) with collectivising suffix *-iþi.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛl.də(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Del‧den
• Rhymes: -ɛldən

Delden n

1. a city and former municipality of Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands
2. a hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “delden”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN