Wickmere

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk, Norfolk County, England.

OriginMiddle English Wikemere ← Old English wīċ →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in North Norfolk, Norfolk County, England.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwīċ“farm”
  2. Middle EnglishWikemere
  3. EnglishWickmere

'The lake by the farm', from Middle English Wikemere (1166), from Old English wīċ (“farm”) + mere (“pond, lake”). The lake in reference is today extinct.

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