Hoge Mors
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as op den merse in oestghester ambochte in 1283. Derived from hoog (“high, elevated”) and a variant of Middle Dutch mersc (“land next to water, swampland, pasture”). The element hoog was added to distinguish the area from Lage Mors.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ho‧ge Mors
Proper noun
Hoge Mors n
- A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “hoge mors”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN