Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as scaderwoude around 1313. Compound of Middle Dutch schaar (share of common land) and woud (swamp forest, marsh forest).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sxeːrˈʋɔl.də/
  • Hyphenation: Scheer‧wol‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɔldə

Proper noun edit

Scheerwolde n

  1. A village in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN