English
Hailsham
Hailsham comes from Old Saxon Haegels Ham ‘settlement of Haegel/Hella’.
- Old Saxonc. 800–1200Haegels Ham‘settlement of Haegel/Hella’
- EnglishtodayHailsham
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Saxonc. 800–1200Haegels Ham‘settlement of Haegel/Hella’
- EnglishtodayHailsham
Every English word from Old Saxon Haegels Ham
Today it means
name A civil parish and town, the largest of the five towns in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5809).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Saxon Haegels Ham / Hailsham