English Explanatory Dictionary

Bosworth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A city in Carroll County, Missouri, United States.

Word forms

Bosworth Bosworths

Etymology

From Old English boswurþ (“cattle enclosure”), from *bōs (attested in derivative bōsih, bōsiġ, bōsg (“cattle-stall”)) + wurþ, weorþ, worþ (“an enclosed place”). See also boose.

Related words

Hinckley and Bosworth Market Bosworth
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