rydh

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from the younger word *riudh.[1]

Noun

rydh

  1. A clear cut clearing; an area cleared from trees (usually for pastures, fields, buildings or roads)

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Proper names

Descendants

  • Swedish: ryd

References

  1. ^ Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 261, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages
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