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Definition of thorp in English: thorp(also thorpe) noun θɔːpTHôrp in place names A village or hamlet. Example sentencesExamples - Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and to a lesser extent East Anglia, are full of place-names ending in by, thorp, and other Scandinavian elements.
- The lesser topographical names like thorpe, and in Norwegian-dominated areas thwaite, were marginal settlements and clearings.
- The most obvious evidence of a Scandinavian presence is preserved in place names, notably those ending in by or thorpe.
Origin Old English thorp, throp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dorp and German Dorf. Definition of thorp in US English: thorp(also thorpe) nounTHôrp (in place names) a village or hamlet. Example sentencesExamples - The lesser topographical names like thorpe, and in Norwegian-dominated areas thwaite, were marginal settlements and clearings.
- Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and to a lesser extent East Anglia, are full of place-names ending in by, thorp, and other Scandinavian elements.
- The most obvious evidence of a Scandinavian presence is preserved in place names, notably those ending in by or thorpe.
Origin Old English thorp, throp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dorp and German Dorf. |