Etymology

saltern

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Today it means: An area used for saltmaking, especially in the East Anglian fenlands. Full definition →

Old English sealtærn
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromsealtærn
  2. English todaysaltern

From Old English sealtærn, from sealt (“salt”) + ærn (“place, building”).

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