Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burslem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: burslem
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town within the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8749).

Etymology

From Old English Burgweard (“a personal name”) + -s- + Proto-Celtic *limos (“elm”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: Burgweard, *limos

Questions

What does burslem mean?: A town within the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8749).
Where does burslem come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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