Etymology

Seacombe

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Today it means: A neighbourhood and Mersey ferry terminal in Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3290). Full definition →

Old English sǣ
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromsǣ“sea”
  2. English todaySeacombe

From Old English sǣ (“sea”) + cumb (“narrow valley, combe”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsǣ all →

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