Etymology

Byford

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref S03942). Full definition →

Old English byġe
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The story

  1. Old English · derived frombyġe“curve, bend”
  2. English todayByford

From Old English byġe (“curve, bend”) + ford (“ford”), "ford at the river bend".

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbyġe all →

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