- mæðelstede
- m (-es/-as) place of assembly; battlefield
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Alstead — This interesting name of Medieval English origin is locational from places so called in Essex, Kent and Leicester, and is derived from the Old English elements (ge)heald , a shelter or stable for animals, and stede , a place or building, thus a… … Surnames reference
Halstead — This interesting name of Medieval English origin is locational from places so called in Essex, Kent and Leicester, but rather curiously was well recorded in Yorkshire from the earliest times. It is derived from the Old English elements (ge)heald … Surnames reference
Halsted — This interesting name of Medieval English origin is locational from places so called in Essex, Kent and Leicester, and is derived from the Old English elements (ge)heald , a shelter or stable for animals, and stede , a place or building, thus a… … Surnames reference