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
EVER-shaw, the _wild boar’s_ field;
EVER-shot, EVERS-holt, the _wild boar’s_ wood;
EVERS-don, the _wild boar’s_ hill;
EVER-ton, the _wild boar’s_ town or enclosure.
EVER-leigh, EVER-ley, the _wild boar’s_ meadow.
EBER, the German form of this root, occurs in
EBER-stein, the _wild boar’s_ stone;
EBER-bach, the _wild boar’s_ stream;
EBERS-berg, the _wild boar’s_ hill;
EBER-ach, the _wild boar’s_ dwelling by the stream.
The BEAR (BAR, BARIN in German) no doubt was an inhabitant of the
following places:—
BAR-walde, the _bear’s_ forest;
BAR-uth, the _bear’s_ region;
BAREN-spring, the _bear’s_ spring;
BAREN-wald-a, the _bear’s_ forest by the stream;
BAREN-horst, the _bear’s_ thicket.
In the following places we find the name of the BADGER (BROC, BAW, BAUD,
BAG, BADGE, in Anglo-Saxon, and DACHS in German):—
BAG-shot,
BAG-borough,
BADGEN-don,
BADGE-worth,
BAGIN-thorpe,
BAUGH-hurst,
BAWS-ley,
BAW-burgh,
BAUD-rip,
BAUDS-ly,
BROCK-ley, the _badger’s_ meadow;
BROX-bourne, the _badger’s_ stream;
BROX-ton, BROC-ton, the _badger’s_ town;
BROCK-thorp, the _badger’s_ village;
BROCK-holes, the _badger’s_ caves;
BROCK-les-by, the _badger’s_ abode of the spring;
BROCK-dish, the _badger’s_ ditch;
BROC-den, the _badger’s_ hollow;
DACH-stein, the _badger’s_ stone;
DACHS-berg, the _badger’s_ hill.
The BEAVER (in German, BIBER), occurs in
BEVER-ley, the _beaver’s_ meadow;
BEVER-born, the _beaver’s_ stream;
BIBER-ach, BIBR-a, the _beaver’s_ abode on the stream.
The Dutch form of the root BEVER occurs in BEVER-en (in the province
of East Flanders), and in BEVER-n (in the duchy of Brunswick), both
signifying the _beaver’s_ river isle.
The BUCK (BUCCA, in Anglo-Saxon) may be traced in
BUCKEN-ham, the _buck’s_ home;
BUCK-den, the _buck’s_ hollow;
BICK-leigh, the _buck’s_ meadow;
BOCK-field, the _buck’s_ field;
BU-cup, the _buck’s_ hollow;
BUCK-low, the _buck’s_ hill;
BOK-hurst, the _buck’s_ forest;
BUCK-land, the _buck’s_ district;
BICKN-or, the _buck’s_ border;
BUC-kle, the _buck’s_ spring.
The low German form is BUCK, the High German, BOCK—_e.g._,
BOCEN-em, BOCCEN-heim, BOCK-um, the _buck’s_ home;
BOC-holt, the _buck’s_ wood.
The COW (Cu, Cy) may be found in
COWS-ley, COW-ley, COW-leaze, CUERD-ley, the _cow’s_ meadow;
KAY-land, _cow_ district;
CO-dale, the _cow’s_ vale;
COS-grove, the _cow’s_ grove;
CO-ton, COW-ton, the _cow’s_ town;
CO-stock, COW-fold, the _cow’s_ fence or enclosure.
The OX may be traced in
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