Etymology

Cotswolds

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Today it means: A range of limestone hills in West-central England. Full definition →

English wold ← Middle English wolde ← Old English Cod
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  1. Old EnglishCod
  2. Middle Englishwolde
  3. Englishwold
  4. English todayCotswolds

From Old English Cod (personal name) + English -'s + wold (“wooded upland”) + -s.

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