The story
From either an Old English personal name *Osla or ōsle (“balckbird”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A village and civil parish in Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5123). Full definition →
From either an Old English personal name *Osla or ōsle (“balckbird”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.