royd
royd noun: a forest clearing.
Noun
royd (plural royds)
- A forest clearing.
- From what has been said it will be obvious that the names of other animals, such as deer, must enter largely into the composition of local names. We may see this in Darlands, sometimes written Dare-lands and Deer Lands, in Ecclesfield, and in the adjacent Doe Royd, a royd being a forest clearing....1889 June 8, “The study of field-names. From Macmillan's Magazine”, in Littell's Living Age, volume 181, number 2345, page 624
- Thwaites was, no doubt, another similar station, and in the old name of Ravenroyd (mentioned in the Poll Tax of 1378-9), between Thwaites and Bingley, we have still another exposition of a royd, or clearing, made for the men of the raven, as the Vikings were sometimes called. Often on their marches...1898, Harry Speight, Chronicles and Stories of Old Bingley. A Full Account of the History, Antiquities, Natural Productions, Scenery, Customs and Folk-lore of the Ancient Town and Parish of Bingley...
Examples of royd in a sentence
- We may see this in Darlands, sometimes written Dare-lands and Deer Lands, in Ecclesfield, and in the adjacent Doe Royd, a royd being a forest clearing.1889 June 8, “The study of field-names. From Macmillan's Magazine”, in Littell's Living Age, volume 181, number 2345, page 624:
- Yet few royds are found south of the Little Don2015, David Hey, A History of the South Yorkshire Countryside:
Synonyms of royd
Forms of royd
| plural | royds |
|---|---|
| alternative form | rod |
Origin of royd
Inherited from Middle English *rode (“clearing”), from Old English rodu (“clearing”), from Proto-West Germanic *rodu, variant of *rod, from Proto-Germanic *rudą, from *reudaną (“to clear”). Compare German Rodung, from German roden (“to clear”).
Phrases with royd
Questions about royd
- What does royd mean?
- Royd means a forest clearing.
- How do you use royd in a sentence?
- We may see this in Darlands, sometimes written Dare-lands and Deer Lands, in Ecclesfield, and in the adjacent Doe Royd, a royd being a forest clearing.
- What part of speech is royd?
- Royd is a noun.
- What is the plural of royd?
- The plural of royd is royds.
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