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, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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