Schilligeham

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as apud grangiam in hammis que vulgariter skilgaforwerch appellatur in 1323. Compound of Dutch Low Saxon schillig (“bent”) and ham (“alluvial land in the bend of a river”). The second element was initially voorwerk (“monastic grange”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsxɪ.lɪ.ɣəˌɦɑm/
Hyphenation: Schil‧li‧ge‧ham

Proper noun edit

Schilligeham n

A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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