Hodenpijl

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Hompijl (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as hodenpile in 1260. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch pyl (“pointed pole, beam”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ho‧den‧pijl

Proper noun

Hodenpijl n

  1. a hamlet and former municipality of Midden-Delfland, South Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hodenpijl”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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