Hoge Mors
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- Hyphenation: Ho‧ge Mors
Proper noun edit
- A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.