The story
- Old English · derived fromtæfle“chess-board”
- English todayTellisford
From Old English tæfle (“chess-board”), a term used in a topographical sense and perhaps implying a plateau, + ford (“ford”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tellisford
Today it means: A village and civil parish in Mandip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST8055). Full definition →
Old English tæfle