Foxwolde

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as fokeswolde in 1313. Compound of Old Dutch Fokko (“a personal name”) and wold (“swamp forest, marsh forest”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Foxwol.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌfɔksˈʋɔl.də/
  • Hyphenation: Foxwolde
  • Rhymes: -ɔldə

Proper noun[edit]

Foxwolde n

  1. A hamlet in Noordenveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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