English translation for "wansdyke"

wansdyke (earthwork)

Example Sentences:

	1.	Wansdyke, an early medieval defensive linear earthwork, runs from south of Bristol to near Marlborough, Wiltshire, passing not far from Bath. Le Wansdyke, ouvrage défensif en terre, s'étend du sud de Bristol aux alentours de Marlborough, passant non loin de Bath.
	2.	Place names containing Wodnes- or Wednes- as their first element have been interpreted as references to Woden, and as a result his name is often seen as the basis for such place names as Woodnesborough ("Woden's Barrow") in Kent, Wansdyke ("Woden's Dyke") in Wiltshire, and Wensley ("Woden's Woodland Clearing" or "Woden's Wood") in Derbyshire. Son nom figure, sous la forme Wodnes- ou Wednes, comme premier élément d'un certain nombre de toponymes : Woodnesborough (« le tertre de Woden ») dans le Kent, Wansdyke (« la digue de Woden ») dans le Wiltshire ou Wensley (« la clairière ou le bois de Woden ») dans le Derbyshire,,,,.

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