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Etymology

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Attested as Roosen werff in 1680. Compound of Roos (a surname) and werf (artificial mound used for habitation). Compare Grotewerf, Moeniswerf and Wittewerf.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ro‧ze‧werf

Proper noun

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Rozewerf n

  1. A hamlet in Waterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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