Wychwood

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proper noun

A national nature reserve in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England, originally a royal forest.

OriginMiddle English Whycchewode ← Old English Huiċċewudu →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A national nature reserve in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England, originally a royal forest.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishHuiċċewudu
  2. Middle EnglishWhycchewode
  3. EnglishWychwood

Inherited from Middle English Whycchewode, Whucchewode, Whecchewode, from Old English Huiċċewudu, from Hwiċċe (an Anglo-Saxon tribe) + wudu (“forest”).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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