Reijerscop
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested as reynerscoep in 1217. Compound of Middle Dutch Reyner (a personal name) and cope (“land purchase, concession”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to a dialectal variant of reiger (“heron, Ardea sp.”).
Compare Benschop, Boskoop, Galecop, Gerverscop, Gieltjesdorp, Hei- en Boeicop, Hekendorp, Hoenkoop, Laag-Nieuwkoop, Middelkoop, Nieuwkoop, Nijeberkoop, Oldeberkoop, Oukoop, Overboeicop, Overheicop, Papekop, Teckop, Vriezekoop, Willeskop, Elskop, Francop, Grevenkop, Heringskoop, Ladekop, Lüderskoop, Neuenkoop, Nincop and Roßkopp.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: Reij‧ers‧cop
Proper noun
[edit]Reijerscop n
- A hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands