Hodenpijl

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Hompijl (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as hodenpile in 1260. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch pyl (“pointed pole, beam”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Ho‧den‧pijl

Proper noun edit

Hodenpijl n

A hamlet and former municipality of Midden-Delfland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hodenpijl”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN