English
Strangford
Strangford comes from Old Norse strangr + fjǫrðr.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350strangr + fjǫrðr
- Englishearliest quotation 1947Strangford
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350strangr + fjǫrðr
- Englishearliest quotation 1947Strangford
Earliest quotation: 1947, and June, Snow, Frost and Flood: “Among the more serious incidents was the collapse of…”
Every English word from Old Norse strangr + fjǫrðr
Today it means
name A village at the entrance to Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse strangr + fjǫrðr / Strangford