English
Hexhamshire
Hexhamshire comes from Middle English Hexhamschire.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Hexhamschire
- EnglishtodayHexhamshire
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Hexhamschire
- EnglishtodayHexhamshire
Formed from Hexham + -shire
Old English Hagustaldes ‘Hagustald’
Old English Hagustaldeshām
Middle English Hestaldesham
Middle English Hexham
English Hexham
Every English word from Middle English Hexhamschire
Today it means
name A civil parish in Northumberland, England, to the south of Hexham.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English Hexhamschire / Hexhamshire