Oudeschild

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === Ouweskil (dialect form), Skil (dialect form) === Etymology === Attested as 't Schilt in 1618. Compound of oud (“old”) and an unclear element. The second element may derive from West Frisian skil (“small seashell”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -t or, alternatively, be cognate to the hydronym Schelde. The element oud was added to distinguish the settlement from Nieuweschild. Compare Schouwen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.dəˌsxɪlt/ Hyphenation: Ou‧de‧schild === Proper noun === Oudeschild n a village in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Oudeschild”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN