Usk
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Welsh Wÿsk (modern Welsh Wysg), from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk, a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish".[1][2][3] Cognate with the river names Esk, Exe, and Axe.
Proper noun[edit]
Usk
- A river in Powys and Monmouthshire, Wales, that empties into the Severn at Newport.
- A town in Monmouthshire, Wales, on this river.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
the town
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References[edit]
- ^ Witcombe, Richard (2009). Who was Aveline anyway?: Mendip's Cave Names Explained (2nd ed.). Priddy: Wessex Cave Club.
- ^ Eilert Ekwall (1981). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names. Oxford [Eng.]: OUP. p. 171.
- ^ Owen, H.W. & Morgan, R. 2007 Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales Gomer Press, Ceredigion; Gwasg Gomer / Gomer Press; page 484.
Anagrams[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Middle Welsh
- English terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Rivers in Powys, Wales
- en:Rivers in Wales
- en:Rivers in Monmouthshire, Wales
- en:Places in Powys, Wales
- en:Places in Wales
- en:Places in Monmouthshire, Wales
- en:Towns in Monmouthshire, Wales
- en:Towns in Wales