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Where does “melgreu” come from?

melgreu (Norman) comes from Old Norse melr — dune; sandbank.

melgreu (Norman): marram, beachgrass

Definitions

  1. marram, beachgrass

Ancestry of “melgreu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemelrdune; sandbank
Every word from Old Norse melr →