Etymology

Overstrand

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Today it means: A coastal village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2440). Full definition →

Old English ofer + strand
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  1. Old English · derived fromofer + strand
  2. English todayOverstrand

* In England, from Old English ofer + strand, recorded as Othestranda ^([sic]) in 1086 (DB), and Overstrand in 1231. * In South Africa, basically the same, but probably from Afrikaans or Dutch: compare Dutch over, Afrikaans strand and Dutch strand.

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