Etymology

Shereford

S1H4E1R1E1F4O1R1D2

Today it means: A small village in the North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England. Full definition →

Old English scīr
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromscīr“clear”
  2. English todayShereford

From Old English scīr (“clear”), definite form scīra + ford.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishscīr all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.