Etymology

Bosworth

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Today it means: A surname from Old English. Full definition →

Old English boswurþ
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  1. Old English · derived fromboswurþ“cattle enclosure”
  2. English todayBosworth

From Old English boswurþ (“cattle enclosure”), from *bōs (attested in derivative bōsih, bōsiġ, bōsg (“cattle-stall”)) + wurþ, weorþ, worþ (“an enclosed place”). See also boose.

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