English
Repton
Repton comes from Old English Hreopadūn.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Hreopadūn
- Englishearliest quotation 1980Repton
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Hreopadūn
- Englishearliest quotation 1980Repton
Earliest quotation: 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd: “A sense of timelessness prevails in the little Derbyshire…”
Every English word from Old English Hreopadūn
Today it means
name A placename: A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3026).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Hreopadūn / Repton