The story
- Old English · derived fromEx
- English todayExmoor
From Old English Ex + mōr (“moor”), 'the wet land where the River Exe rises'.
Words from the same roots
Old EnglishEx all →
exeExtonExfordExminster
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Exmoor
Today it means: One of a breed of horned sheep of Devonshire, England, with white legs and face and black nostrils. Full definition →
Old English Ex