Noord-Scharwoude
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Norskerwou (West Frisian), Noorskerwou (West Frisian)
Etymology
[edit]First attested as bernardeskercha in 1094. Compound of noord (“north-”), the toponym Schoorl and Old Dutch walt (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The settlement was initially called Bernardeskercha, a compound of Bernard (“a personal name”) and kirika (“church”). The element noord was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuid-Scharwoude.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: Noord-‧Schar‧wou‧de
Proper noun
[edit]Noord-Scharwoude n
- A village and former municipality of Dijk en Waard, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
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- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch multiword terms
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in North Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in North Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands