Etymology

Shakerley

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Today it means: A suburban area near Tyldesley, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6902). Full definition →

Old English scēacere ← Proto-West Germanic *skākārī
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  1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*skākārī
  2. Old English · derived fromscēacere“robber, thief”
  3. English todayShakerley

From Old English scēacere (“robber, thief”) (from Proto-West Germanic *skākārī) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”).

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