Barnflair
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as an dat barenvledder in 1466. Compound of Dutch Low Saxon barn (“fuel”) and vledder (“swampy peatland, low-lying peat used as pastureland”). Compare Vledder.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Barenfleer.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBarnflair n
- A village in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN