a field, plain, or meadow; _e.g._ Aghinver (the field of the confluence); Aghindarragh (of the oak wood); Achonry, anc. _Achadh-Chonaire_ (Conary’s field); Ardagh (high field); Aghabeg (little field); Aghaboy (yellow field); Aghamore (great field); Aghaboe (the cow’s field); Aghadown (of the fort); Aghadoe, _i.e._ _Achadh-da-eo_ (of the two yew-trees). In Scotland: Auchclach, Auchinleck, Auchnacloich (the stony field); Achray (smooth field); Auchinleith (the physician’s field); Auchindoire (the field of the oak grove); Auchinfad (of the peats); Auchinrath (of the fort); Auchincruive (of the tree, _craoibhe_); Auchline (of the pool); Auchnacraig (of the rock); Auchindinny and Auchteany (the field of the fire)--_teine_, _i.e._ probably places where the Beltane fires were kindled. [Sidenote: AESC (A.S.), ASK (Scand.), ESCHE (Ger.),] the ash-tree; _e.g._ Ashton, Ashby, Askham (ash-tree dwelling); Ashrigg (the ash-tree ridge), in England. In Germany: Eschdorf, Eschweil, Eschweiller (ash-tree dwelling); Eschenbach (ash-tree brook); Eschwege (ash-tree road). [Sidenote: AESP (A.S.), ASP (Scand.),] the aspen or poplar; _e.g._ Aspley, Aspden (poplar field or valley). [Sidenote: AIN (Semitic), AAYN,] a fountain; _e.g._ Aenon (the fountains); Enshemish (the fountain of the sun); Engedi (of the goat); Enrogel (of the fuller’s field); Dothan (the two fountains); Aayn-el-kebira (the great fountain); Ain-halu (the sweet fountain); Aayn-taiba (the good fountain); Engannim (the fountain of the gardens); Enrimmon (of the pomegranates). [Sidenote: AITE, or AIT (Gadhelic), AEHT, or EIGEN (Teut.),] a place, a possession; _e.g._ Daviot, anc. _Damh-aite_ (the place of the ox), in Aberdeenshire, and also in Inverness; Tynet, _i.e._ _ait-an-taimhu_ (the place of the river), in Banffshire. In Ireland the word is used in combination with _tigh_ (a house); _e.g._ Atty (the dwelling-place); Atty-Dermot (the dwelling of Dermot); Atti-duff (the dark dwelling); Oedt (the possession), a town in Prussia, on the Niers; Iberstolfs-eigen (the possession of Iberstolf); Iberstolfs-eigen, Smurses-eigen (_i.e._ the possession of Iberstolf and Smurse); Souder-eygen (south possession). [Sidenote: AITH, or AED, or EID (Scand.),] a headland; _e.g._ Aithsvoe (the bay of the headland); Aithsthing (the place of meeting on the headland); Eidfoss (the waterfall on the headland). [Sidenote: AK, or AEK (A.S.), EK, or EG (Scand.), EYKE (Dutch), EICHE (Ger.),]