jegenode
Dutch
Alternative forms
- jegende, jegend, gegend
Etymology
From Middle Dutch jegenode, from jegen (“against”) + -ode, literally "the land which lies opposed to the observer".[1] Originally a loan translation of Old French contrée, from Vulgar Latin (terra) contrāta (“opposite land”).
Noun
jegenode f (plural jegenoden, diminutive jegenodetje n)
- (historical, archaic) region
- De jegenode heette aanvankelijk Zoutschore (...). Rond 1100 wordt de jegenode, samen met de omgeving, ingedijkt door de Evendijk.
- The region was initially called Zoutschore (...). Around 1100 the region and its surroundings were protected by the dyke Evendijk.
- De hoevebenaming (...) dateert van 1981 en verwijst naar de naam van de Middeleeuwse jegenode.
- The name of the farm dates from 1981 and refers to the name of the medieval region.
- Drie niet zo gekende toponiemen (...) zijn hier wel het vermelden waard, omwille van hun historische betekenis. Het zijn de Sint-Joorisdoelen, de Banniereweide en de Tempeliersdreef, precies alle drie samen in eenzelfde jegenode in Leffinge gelegen.
- The three less well-known toponyms are noteworthy because of their historic significance. These are the Sint-Jorisdoelen, the Banniereweide and the Tempeliersdreef, which are all three lying in the same region of Leffinge.
- Deze jegenode word al vermeld in 1388, maar steeds onder de dubbele benaming Hille en Straet.
- This region is already mentioned in 1388, but under the double name Hille and Straet.
Synonyms
- streek, omstreek, landstreek, buurtschap, gewest, tegenland,regio
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