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
SHIP-ley, the _sheep’s_ meadow;
SHIP-ton, the _sheep’s_ town;
SHIP-ham, the _sheep’s_ home;
SHIP-wash, the _sheep’s_ ford;
SHIP-lake, the _sheep’s_ stream.
The same root is found in SHAP-wick and SHAP-moor, SHEPPER-ton and
SHEPP-ey; SKIP-ton, SKIP-sea, and SCOP-wick.
The German form is SCHAF, which is found in
SCHAF-berg, the _sheep’s_ hill;
SCHAF-hausen, the _sheep’s_ house or dwelling;
SCHAF-en, the _sheep’s_ isle;
SCHAF-stadt, the _sheep’s_ place.
The English WETHER (WEDER) is found in
WETHER-den,
WETHER-ley,
WEDER-ley,
WETHER-al,
WETHERS-field, &c.
The LAMB in
LAMB-hurst,
LAMBER-hurst,
LAMB-ton,
LAM-brook, &c.
We find the Scandinavian forms for SHEEP (SAUDR and FAAR), in
SOUTER-fell, SOUDEN-hill, the _sheep’s_ hill;
FAR-leigh, FARS-ley, the _sheep’s_ meadow;
FAIR-field, the _sheep’s_ field;
SOUTER-gate, the _sheep’s_ street;
FAIR-ford, the _sheep’s_ ford;
FAIR-leigh, the _sheep’s_ meadow;
FAR-a, FAR-oe, the _sheep’s_ island.
SOW (SUGU) may be traced in
SUG-ley, the _sow’s_ meadow;
SO-ham, SUERS-ham, the _sow’s_ home;
SUG-gate, the _sow’s_ street;
SOWER-by, the _sow’s_ town.
SWINE in
SWIN-burn, SWYN-bourne, the _swine’s_ stream;
SWIN-hope, the _swine’s_ shelter;
SWINES-co, SWINES-cot, the _swine’s_ hut;
SCHWEIN-a, the _swine’s_ abode by the stream;
SCHWEIN-furt, the _swine’s_ ford;
SCHWEINS-berg, the _swine’s_ hill.
GRIS (Scandinavian) wild swine, gives name to
GRIS-dale, the _wild swine’s_ vale;
Mun-GRIS-dale, the monks’ _wild swine’s_ vale.
We may trace the WOLF in
WOOLVER-hampton, the _wolf’s_ home-town;
WOOLVIS-ton, the _wolf’s_ town;
WOOL-hope, WOLF’S-hope, the _wolf’s_ shelter;
WOLN-ey, the _wolf’s_ island;
WOOLVER-den, the _wolf’s_ hollow;
WOOL-mer, the _wolf’s_ lake;
WOLF-ham-cote, the _wolf’s_ home hut;
WOOL-pit the _wolf’s_ pit;
WOOLS-ton, the _wolf’s_ town;
WOOL-wich, the _wolf’s_ bay;
WOL-an, the _wolf’s_ meadow;
WOLF-ach, the _wolf’s_ abode by the stream;
WOLF-hagen, the _wolf’s_ enclosure;
WOLF-stein, the _wolf’s_ stone;
WOLFEN-buttel, the _wolf’s_ dwelling.
The FOX gives name to FOX-hole, FOX-hunt, Car-FOX, &c.; but TOD, another
name for this animal, occurs in
TOD-bere, the forest of the _fox_;
TOD-hurst;
TOD-burn, the stream of the _fox_;
TOD-mor-den, the marshy hollow of the _fox_;
TOD-wick, &c.
The dog, HOUND or HUND, is found in
HOUNDS-borough, the _hound’s_ city;
HOUNS-low, the _hound’s_ hill;
HUND-holm, the _hound’s_ island;
HUN-wyl, the _hound’s_ well;
HUN-ley, HUNS-ley, the _hound’s_ town;
HUN-feld, the _hound’s_ field;
HUNS-rucken, HUNDS-ruck, the _hound’s_ ridge;
HUND-loch, the _hound’s_ hole.
The SQUIRREL (DRAY) is the root of
DRA-cot, DRAY-cot, the _squirrel’s_ hut;
DRAY-ton, the _squirrel’s_ town.
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