The story
From Old English sċeald (“shallow”) + forde (“ford”). Doublet of Scalford and Shelford.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A village and civil parish in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7229). Full definition →
From Old English sċeald (“shallow”) + forde (“ford”). Doublet of Scalford and Shelford.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.