Ouseburn

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UK/ˈuːzˌbɜːn/UK/ˈuːsˌbɜːn/US/ˈuzˌbɝn/

proper noun

A minor river in Tyne and Wear, England, which flows through Newcastle upon Tyne to the River Tyne.

OriginOld English ġēose →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A minor river in Tyne and Wear, England, which flows through Newcastle upon Tyne to the River Tyne.

Origin

  1. Old Englishġēose“gush”
  2. EnglishOuseburn

Per Breeze (1998), from the Proto-Brythonic equivalent of Welsh iesin (“sparking, shining”) (cf. Taliesin). Otherwise, derived from the same root (cf. Welsh ias) with a diminutive suffix, or else from Old English ġēose (“gush”).

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APA

Ouseburn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ouseburn

MLA

“Ouseburn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ouseburn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ouseburn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ouseburn.

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