Barnflair

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as an dat barenvledder in 1466. Compound of Dutch Low Saxon barn (“fuel”) and vledder (“swampy peatland, low-lying peat used as pastureland”). Compare Vledder.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Barenfleer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑrn.fleːr/
• Hyphenation: Barn‧flair

Proper noun

Barnflair n

1. A village in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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