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Where does “bīlage” come from?

bīlage (Old English) comes from Old Norse byjar — town's; settlement's.

bīlage (Old English): bylaw

Definitions

  1. bylaw

Ancestry of “bīlage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebyjartown's; settlement's

Words derived from “bīlage”

  • bylaw
  • bylawe
  • bilawe
Every word from Old Norse byjar →