Etymology

Monk Fryston

Today it means: A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5029). Full definition →

Old English Frīsa + tūn
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  1. Old English · derived frommunuc“monk”
  2. Old English · derived fromFrīsa + tūn
  3. English todayMonk Fryston

Recorded as Fristun c.1030, from Old English Frīsa + tūn (farmstead of the Frisians), and as Munechesfryston in 1166, from Old English munuc (“monk”), for possession by Selby Abbey.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishmunuc all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.