Weijerswold

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as beneden die graven die van Wijerdeswolde daele in 1520. Compound of Wijerd (“a personal name”) and wold (“swamp forest, marsh forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʋɛi̯.ərsˈʋɔlt/
• Hyphenation: Weij‧ers‧wold
• Rhymes: -ɔlt

Proper noun

Weijerswold n

1. A hamlet in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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