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thirsk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
thirsk
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE429820).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From a metathesized form of Old Norse þresk (“fen; lake”). Compare Swedish träsk (“marsh”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Thirsks (plural)

Questions

What does thirsk mean?
A town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE429820).
Where does thirsk come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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