English
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire comes from Middle English Oxenfordschire, and goes back to Old English Oxenafordsċīr.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Oxenafordsċīrnext step skipped: Middle English late
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Oxenfordschire
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Oxfordshire
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Oxenafordsċīrnext step skipped: Middle English late
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Oxenfordschire
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Oxfordshire
Earliest quotation: 2021, Hundreds protest over Oxford Low Traffic Neighbourhoods: “Oxfordshire County Council said it would not implement any…”
Every English word from Old English Oxenafordsċīr
Today it means
name A midland county of England bordered by Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Oxenafordsċīr / Oxfordshire