Deorby

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dēor, dēora (“animal, animals'”) +‎ bȳ (“dwelling, habitation”), literally “habitation of the animals”.

Proper noun

Dēorbȳ n

  1. Derby

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative Dēorbȳ —
accusative Dēorbȳ —
genitive Dēorbȳes —
dative Dēorbȳe —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: Derby, Darby, Derbi
    • English: Derby

References

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