Etymology

Birkthwaite

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Today it means: A hamlet in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4447). Full definition →

Old Norse bjǫrk
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived frombjǫrk“birch”
  2. English todayBirkthwaite

From Old Norse bjǫrk (“birch”) + þveit (“clearing”).

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