Oeldere

Limburgish

Etymology

First attested as klein orlo in 1383. Analysable as *oor (“sand containing gravel”) +‎ -der (“forest clearing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈul.də.ʁə/

Proper noun

Oeldere n (Veldeke spelling)

1. Oirlo (a village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands)

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN