English
Lockerbie
Lockerbie comes from Old Norse byr ‘farm’.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350byr‘farm’
- EnglishtodayLockerbie
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350byr‘farm’
- EnglishtodayLockerbie
Every English word from Old Norse byr
Today it means
name A town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse byr / Lockerbie