Wye
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See also: wye
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Brythonic; compare Welsh Gwy. Lye and Bosworth instead suggest Old English wæg (“wave”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Wye
- A river in Wales and England, including Powys, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire, the fifth-longest in the UK.
- A river in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, which flows into the River Derwent.
- A river in Buckinghamshire, England, which joins the Thames at Bourne End.
- A village in Wye with Hinxhill parish, Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0546).
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bosworth, Joseph A Dictionary of the Anglo-saxon Language (1838)
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- en:Rivers in Wales
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