Etymology

Axford

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Today it means: A hamlet in Nutley parish and Preston Candover parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU610433). Full definition →

Old English æsċ
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromæsċ“ash tree”
  2. English todayAxford

From a metathesised form of Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + ford (“ford”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishæsċ all →

ashdashAshlandAshcroftAshbyAshworthAshmoreAshdownAshburyAshbourneashwoodAshurstæscAshcottAshdonAshtree

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