Old English · proper noun
Mældun
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈmæl.duːn/[ˈmæɫ.duːn]
- Syllables
- ˈmæl · duːn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- maldonessex
Meaning
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Maldon, a town in Essex, England
Etymology
From mǣl (“sign, cross, monument”) + dūn (“hill”), meaning something like "monument hill."
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