Etymology

Funtley

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Today it means: A village in Fareham borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5608). Full definition →

Middle English Funtelei ← Old English *funta
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited from*funta“spring”
  2. Middle English · derived fromFuntelei
  3. English todayFuntley

From Middle English Funtelei, from Old English *funta (“spring”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

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