Ure
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ure"
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Middle English Yore, Jor, from Old English Earp, corrupted from Ear + ƿ (abbreviation for ƿæter (“water”)); first element from Brythonic Isurā with loss of intervocalic s, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *isərós (“vigorous, quick”), from *eis(ə, related to Sanskrit इषिरम् (iṣiram, “fast, quick”). Compare the Gaulish river Isara.
Proper noun[edit]
Ure
- A river in North Yorkshire, England, which flows through Wensleydale
- A surname.
References[edit]
- Smith, A.H. (1962). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. 7. Cambridge University Press.
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
Ure
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- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Rivers in North Yorkshire, England
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