The Etymology of Local Names: With a short introduction to the relationship of languages. Teutonic names.Morris, Richard
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The Etymology of Local Names: With a short introduction to the relationship of languages. Teutonic names.
Morris, Richard
English language -- Etymology -- Names; Names, Geographical -- England; Onomastics
The SCEARINGAS are found at SHARRING-ton, SHERING-ford, and
SHARRING-ton in Norfolk, SHEERING in Essex, at SCARRING-ton
in Nottinghamshire, and at SHEERING-ton in Buckingham and
Wiltshire. We have the HANINGAS at three places named
HANNING-ton in Northamptonshire, Herefordshire, and Wiltshire,
and also probably at HANNING-field in Essex. When we examine
further we find in these patronymics, names which belong to
the great families whose history is mixed up in the earliest
Teutonic mythology. The WAELSINGS, who are found at WALSING-ham
in Norfolk, at WOLSING-ham in Durham, and at WOOLSING-ton in
Northumberland, appear to have been offsets of the great family
of the VOLSUNGAR of the Edda, and the VOLSUNGEN of the old
German romances. The HARLINGS (Herelingas), who are found at
three places named HARLING-ton in Middlesex, Bedfordshire, and
Yorkshire, as well as at HARLING in Norfolk, are also connected
with the ancient Teutonic mythology, and their name is found
at HARLINGEN in Friesland. The SWAEFAS, a tribe who was known
to have dwelt on the borders of the Angles on the Continent,
appear to have given their name to SWAFF-ham in Norfolk. Mr.
Kemble, quoting other well known names from the mythic and
half mythic history of the continental Teutons, points out as
further instances, that the BRENTINGS of the northern romance
are found in England at BRENTING-ley in Leicestershire, and
at BRANTING-ham in Yorkshire. The SCYLDINGS and SCYLFINGS,
celebrated northern races, give their name to SKELDING,
and to two places named SKILLING-ton in Northumberland and
Dorsetshire. The ARDINGS, who are found at ARDING-ton in
Berkshire, and at ARDING-ley in Sussex, are, he says, the
AZDINGI, the royal race of the Visigoths and Vandals; and
the BANINGS of the Continent, over whom, when the curious
Anglo-Saxon fragment called the _Traveller’s Song_ was written,
a Prince named Becca ruled, are recognised in BANNING-ham in
Norfolk. The HELSINGS gave name to HELSING-ton in Westmoreland,
and to HELSING-land in Sweden; and we find the name of the
BLECINGAS as well in BLECKINGEN in Sweden as in BLETCHING-ton
in Oxfordshire and BLETCHING-ley in Surrey. In the GYTINGAS
found at GUYTING in Gloucestershire, we perhaps trace the
JUTUNGI of Germany; and another Alamannic tribe, the SCUDINGI,
are supposed to be traced in the SCYTINGS, who gave their name
to SHUTTING-ton in Warwickshire.—(_The Celt, the Roman, and the
Saxon._)
(_c_) _Individuals._
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