jegenode

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From Middle Dutch jegenode, from jegen (against) +‎ -ode, literally "the land which lies opposed to the observer".[1] Originally a loan translation of Old French contrée, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrāta (opposite land).

Cognate to German Gegend.

Noun

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jegenode f (plural jegenoden, diminutive jegenodetje n)

  1. (historical, archaic) region
    De jegenode heette aanvankelijk Zoutschore (...). Rond 1100 wordt de jegenode, samen met de omgeving, ingedijkt door de Evendijk. [1]
    The region was initially called Zoutschore (...). Around 1100 the region and its surroundings were protected by the dyke Evendijk.
    De hoevebenaming (...) dateert van 1981 en verwijst naar de naam van de Middeleeuwse jegenode. [2]
    The name of the farm dates from 1981 and refers to the name of the medieval region.
    Drie niet zo gekende toponiemen (...) zijn hier wel het vermelden waard, omwille van hun historische betekenis. Het zijn de Sint-Joorisdoelen, de Banniereweide en de Tempeliersdreef, precies alle drie samen in eenzelfde jegenode in Leffinge gelegen. [3]
    The three less well-known toponyms are noteworthy because of their historic significance. These are the Sint-Jorisdoelen, the Banniereweide and the Tempeliersdreef, which are all three lying in the same region of Leffinge.
    Deze jegenode word al vermeld in 1388, maar steeds onder de dubbele benaming Hille en Straet. [4]
    This region is already mentioned in 1388, but under the double name Hille and Straet.

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