Etymology

Blatherwycke

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP9765). Full definition →

Old English blǣdre
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromblǣdre“bladder”
  2. English todayBlatherwycke

Perhaps from Old English blǣdre (“bladder”), as bladderwort, + wīc (“specialized farm”).

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