Etymology

Scruton

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2992). Full definition →

Old English tūn
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. English todayScruton

From the Old Norse personal name Skurfa + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishtūn all →

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