Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rotherfield

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
rother-field
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

'Open land of the cattle', from Middle English Ridrefelda, from Old English Hrȳþeranfeld, from hrīþer (“cattle”), genitive plural hrȳþera + feld (“field”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ridrefelda, Hrȳþeranfeld

Questions

What does rotherfield mean?
A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5529).
Where does rotherfield come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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