Lage Mors

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as de Lage Morsch in 1913. Derived from laag (“low”) and a variant of Middle Dutch mersc (“land next to water, swampland, pasture”). The element laag was added to distinguish the area from Hoge Mors.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: La‧ge Mors

Proper noun

Lage Mors n

  1. A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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