Weijerswold

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as beneden die graven die van Wijerdeswolde daele in 1520. Compound of Wijerd (a personal name) and wold (“swamp forest, marsh forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʋɛi̯.ərsˈʋɔlt/
  • Hyphenation: Weij‧ers‧wold
  • Rhymes: -ɔlt

Proper noun

Weijerswold n

  1. a hamlet in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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