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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as oldeholtwolt in 1320. Compound of oud (“old”), either holt (“rising deciduous forest”) or dialectal hol (“low-lying”) and wold (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The element oud was added to distinguish the settlement from Nijeholtwolde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔl.dəˌɦɔltˈʋɔl.də/
- Hyphenation: Ol‧de‧holt‧wol‧de
- Rhymes: -ɔldə
Proper noun
Oldeholtwolde n
- A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN