Marsum
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See also: marṣum
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as mersum in 1344. Potentially a compound of Old Frisian *mersk (“swampy low-lying land”) and hêm (“home, settlement”) or a derivation from the dative plural form of *mers. Compare Marssum.
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Proper noun[edit]
Marsum n
- A village in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN