Thorpe

Origin

From Old English þorp. Cognate to Scandinavian torp, Dutch dorp, German Dorf, Gothic thaurp .

Alternative forms

• thorp

Full definition of thorpe

Noun

1. (dated) A group of houses in the country; a small village; a hamlet; a dorp.
• TennysonThen thorpe and byre arose in fire.

Usage notes

Survives as a part of many English placenames.

Anagrams

• pother