Selwerd.
a hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands
a neighbourhood of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
* (Westerkwartier) Potentially attested as seltnon in 855, attested with certainty as selwaert in 1534. Etymology uncertain. The toponym may be a compound of an ancient personal name or hydronym and Old Frisian werd (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”). Compare Saultain. * (Groningen) First attested as selewrt in 1169. Compound of either Old Frisian sele (“hall house”) or Sigila (a personal name) and uurð (“artificial mound for habitation”). Formerly an independent hamlet.
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