Etymology

Hordley

H4O1R1D2L1E1Y4

Today it means: A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3830). Full definition →

Old English hord
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhord“hoard, treasure”
  2. English todayHordley

Perhaps from Old English hord (“hoard, treasure”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hoard + -ley (“lea”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhord all →

hoard

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