Usk

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English

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Etymology

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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

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Usk

  1. A river in Powys and Monmouthshire, Wales, that empties into the Severn at Newport.
  2. A town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales, on this river (OS grid ref SO3700). [4]

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References

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  1. ^ Witcombe, Richard (2009). Who was Aveline anyway?: Mendip's Cave Names Explained (2nd ed.). Priddy: Wessex Cave Club.
  2. ^ Eilert Ekwall (1981). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names. Oxford [Eng.]: OUP. p. 171.
  3. ^ Owen, H.W. & Morgan, R. 2007 Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales Gomer Press, Ceredigion; Gwasg Gomer / Gomer Press; page 484.
  4. ^ Community map

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