Etymology

Redburn

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Today it means: A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY775645). Full definition →

Old English hrēod
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhrēod“reed”
  2. English todayRedburn

From Old English hrēod (“reed”) + burne (“stream, brook, burn”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhrēod all →

RhodereedredeRedgraveRodley

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