Etymology

Holbury

H4O1L1B3U1R1Y4

Today it means: A village in Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4303). Full definition →

Old English hol
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromhol“hollow”
  2. English todayHolbury

From Old English hol (“hollow”) + byriġ, dative singular of burh (“fort”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhol all →

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