Terschelling
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Proper noun edit
Terschelling
- An island in Friesland, Netherlands.
- A municipality of Friesland, Netherlands.
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Etymology edit
First attested as schellinghe in 1296. Derived from a compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and Old Frisian skillinge (“boundary, limit”). Compare Schellingwoude and Schellinkhout. See also West Frisian Skylge.
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Proper noun edit
Terschelling n
- Terschelling (an island and municipality of Friesland, Netherlands).