The story
- Old English · derived fromhræfn“raven”
- English todayRenwick
From Old English hræfn (“raven”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling-place”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishhræfn all →
raven
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A village in Kirkoswald parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY596435). Full definition →
From Old English hræfn (“raven”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling-place”).
Old Englishhræfn all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.