Etymology

Spelsbury

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3421). Full definition →

Old English byriġ
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  1. Old English · derived frombyriġ
  2. English todaySpelsbury

From the unattested Old English personal name *Spēol + -s- + Old English byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbyriġ all →

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