Etymology

Aldbrough

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2438). Full definition →

Old English eald
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromeald“old”
  2. English todayAldbrough

From Old English eald (“old”) + burh (“stronghold, fortress”). Doublet of Aldborough, Aldbury, Aldeburgh, and Oldbury. Compare Oldenburg.

Words from the same roots

Old Englisheald all →

OldhamauldOldfieldAldgateOultonAllportAldeburghAldboroughaaldAldburyAldcliffeAll CanningsOldknow

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