Etymology

Selkirk

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Today it means: A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Selkirkshire (OS grid ref NT4728). Full definition →

Old English sǣl
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromsǣl“hall”
  2. English todaySelkirk

From Old English sǣl (“hall”) + cirice (“church”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsǣl all →

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