Bedfordshire
English
/ˈbɛd.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/
proper noun
Definitions
- A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
- (British) Bed.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Bedefordschire inherited from Old English Bedanfordsċīr compound from English Bedford + English shire.
Origin
English
shire
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bede's English
- Bedford English
- Bedfordian English
- Blankshire English
- Loamshire English
- Londonshire English
- Monmouthshire English
- Somersetshire English
- W:Bede English
- Worcestershire English
- Yorkshire English
- ford English
- sheriff English
- shire English
- shire-reeve English
- shiremote English
- Bedanfordsċīr Old English
- Bedefordschire Middle English
- Bedforde Middle English
- shire Middle English
- skíri Icelandic
- sir Welsh
- siorrachd Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic