Hodenpijl

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Hompijl (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as hodenpile in 1260. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch pyl (“pointed pole, beam”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ho‧den‧pijl

Proper noun

Hodenpijl n

1. A hamlet and former municipality of Midden-Delfland, South Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hodenpijl”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN