English
Four Marks
Four Marks comes from Old English fēower + mearc.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fēower + mearc
- EnglishtodayFour Marks
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fēower + mearc
- EnglishtodayFour Marks
The story
Recorded as Fowremerkes in 1548; from Old English fēower + mearc (boundary), so called because the boundaries of four ancient parishes met here.
Every English word from Old English fēower + mearc
Today it means
name A large village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6735).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English fēower + mearc / Four Marks