Etymology

Oldfield

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Today it means: A hamlet in Keighley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0037). Full definition →

Old English eald
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromeald“old”
  2. English todayOldfield

From Old English eald (“old”) + feld (“field”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englisheald all →

OldhamauldAldgateOultonAllportAldeburghAldboroughaaldAldbroughAldburyAldcliffeAll CanningsOldknow

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