English Explanatory Dictionary

Wednesbury

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9894).

Pronunciation

/ˈwɛnzbəɹi/

Word forms

Wednesbury

Etymology

From Middle English Wadnesberie, from Old English divinity Wōden, genitive case Wōdnes + byriġ, from burg (“fort”), meaning "Woden's stronghold".

Related words

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