Wetwang

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9359).

OriginOld Norse vaett-vangr ← Old English wet →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9359).

Origin

  1. Old Englishwang“field”
  2. Old Englishwet“wet”
  3. Old Norsevaett-vangr“field for the trial of a legal action”
  4. EnglishWetwang

From either Old Norse vaett-vangr (“field for the trial of a legal action”) or Old English wet (“wet”) + Old English wang (“field”), as compared to the nearby dry field at Driffield

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Cite this entry
APA

Wetwang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wetwang

MLA

“Wetwang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wetwang. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wetwang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wetwang.

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