Hoge Mors

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as op den merse in oestghester ambochte in 1283. Derived from hoog (“high, elevated”) and a variant of Middle Dutch mersc (“land next to water, swampland, pasture”). The element hoog was added to distinguish the area from Lage Mors.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ho‧ge Mors

Proper noun

Hoge Mors n

1. A neighbourhood of Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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