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
OXN-ead;
OX-ton, the town of the _ox_;
OX-ley, the meadow of the _ox_;
OX-ford, the ford of the _ox_;
OX-fold, the enclosure of the _ox_;
OCHSEN-werder, the island of the _ox_;
OXN-ey, the island of the _ox_;
OX-stones, the heights of the _ox_;
OXEN-hope, the shelter of the _ox_;
OCHSEN-furt, the ford of the _ox_;
OCHSEN-kopf, the summit of the _ox_.
The CALF (CIELF) occurs in
KELVE-don, the _calf’s_ hill;
CALVER-ley, the _calf’s_ meadow.
The HART (HEORT), in German HIRSCH, is found in
HART-fold, the _hart’s_ enclosure;
HERT-ford, HART-ford, the _hart’s_ ford;
HART-ing, the _hart’s_ meadow;
HARTS-bath, the _hart’s_ bathing place;
HART-burn, the _hart’s_ stream;
HARTEN-stein, the _hart’s_ stone;
HIRSCH-au, the _hart’s_ meadow;
HIRSCH-berg, the _hart’s_ hill;
HIRSCH-horn, the _hart’s_ angle;
HIRSCH-feld, the _hart’s_ field.
The KID (in Anglo-Saxon TIC, TYCH, and in German ZIEGE), appears in
KID-land,
KID-sty,
KIDDER-minster,
TICE-hurst, the _kid’s_ forest;
TITCHEN-worth, the _kid’s_ farm;
TITCH-borne, the _kid’s_ stream;
TICK-ton, the _kid’s_ town;
TITCH-marsh, the _kid’s_ marsh;
TICKEN-ham, the _kid’s_ home;
ZIEGEN-hayn, the _kid’s_ wood;
ZIEGEN-hals, the _kid’s_ castle;
ZIEGEN-ruck, the _kid’s_ ridge.
In STAGS-den and STAGS-bath we see the name of the STAG; in DUR-ness,
DEER-hurst, DEAR-ham, DYR-have, DAR-field, DERE-ham, we find some form of
the modern word DEER, with a more general signification. Like its Gothic
and German cognates, it denoted any wild animal.
The GOAT (GAET) occurs as an element in the formation of the following
names:—
GOAD-land, GAT-acre, the _goat’s_ field;
GAT-ford, the _goat’s_ ford;
GAT-combe, the _goat’s_ valley;
GEIS-mar;
GEISEN-hein;
GEIS-ingen;
YAT-ton, the _goat’s_ town.
The HARE (HARA) is found in
HARE-stane, the _hare’s_ stone;
HAR-pole, the _hare’s_ pool;
HAR-bottle, the _hare’s_ dwelling;
HAR-combe, the _hare’s_ valley.
The German form, HASE, is found in
HAS-lach, the _hare’s_ lake;
HAS-selt, the _hare’s_ seat;
HASS-furt, the _hare’s_ ford;
HASSE-field, the _hare’s_ field and plain.
The HORSE occurs under the forms HORS, HEST (Scandinavian) and
ROSS—_e.g._—
HORS-ley and ROS-ley, the _horse’s_ meadow;
HORSEN-don, the _horse’s_ hill;
ROSS-thwaite, the _horse’s_ path;
HORS-ham, the _horse’s_ home;
HEST Fell, the _horse’s_ rock or hill;
HES-ket, the _horse’s_ hut;
HEST-holme, the _horse’s_ island;
HORSE-lease, the _horse’s_ meadow;
HORSE-ford, the _horse’s_ ford;
ROSS-heim, the _horse’s_ home;
ROSS-bach, the _horse’s_ stream;
ROSS-lau, the _horse’s_ meadow;
HESTEN Field, the _horse’s_ ridge.
The SHEEP (SCEP) occurs in
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