Etymology

Rishworth

R1I1S1H4W4O1R1T1H4

Today it means: A village in Ripponden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0318). Full definition →

Old English rysċ
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  1. Old English · derived fromrysċ“rushes”
  2. English todayRishworth

From Old English rysċ (“rushes”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishrysċ all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.