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swineshead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
swineshead
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small village and civil parish (served by Pertenhall and Swineshead Parish Council) in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0565).

name

A village and civil parish in Boston borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2340).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Swynesheved, Swynesheed, from Old English *Swīneshēafod, from swīnes (“pig's”) + hēafod (“head”); compare Old Italian Suinsivede. The euphemistic forms Swanshead and Swayneshead were known in Early Modern English.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Swynesheved, *Swīneshēafod

Questions

What does swineshead mean?
A small village and civil parish (served by Pertenhall and Swineshead Parish Council) in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0565).
Where does swineshead come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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