Wiktionary

Foxwolde

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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