aldbrough
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2438).
Etymology
From Old English eald (“old”) + burh (“stronghold, fortress”). Doublet of Aldborough, Aldbury, Aldeburgh, and Oldbury. Compare Oldenburg.
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: eald