Etymology

Ridsdale

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Today it means: A hamlet in Corsenside parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ9084). Full definition →

Old English dæl
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromdæl“valley, dale”
  2. English todayRidsdale

From Rede (“a river in Northumberland”) + -s- + Old English dæl (“valley, dale”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishdæl all →

dealdaledaltonBlithedale

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.