The story
- Middle English · inherited fromHoly Rood
- English todayHolyrood
From Middle English Holy Rood, Holyrode, holy-rode, holy roode, hali rode, halgorode, equivalent to holy + rood (“crucifix, cross”). The town in Newfoundland is named after a location near Crewkerne, Somerset.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.