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Gyrwe

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Gyrwe can mean:

  • Gyruum, representing Anglo-Saxon [æt] Gyrwum = "[at] the marsh dwellers", from Anglo-Saxon gyr = "mud", "marsh", from which
    • Gyrwe, Saxon name for Jarrow
      • The Gyrwe, reconstructed Saxon farm at Bede's World at Jarrow
  • Gyrwe (compare Welsh gyrwyr), native British or Celtic name for marsh drovers in the Fens, and hence a tribal name

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