OE (Scandinavian), _an island_.—Angles-EY, Guerns-EY, Aldern-EY, Shepp-EY, Nordern-EY, Wolv-EY, Holm-OE, Wragg-OE, Wag-OE, Rom-OE, Hoal-OE, Far-OE, Langer-OOG, Wanger-OOG, Cantal-EU, Jur-A, Isl-A, Straths-AY. ORD, ORT (Dutch), _a point_, _the junction of two rivers_.—Havel-ORT, Calv-ORDE, Frederiks-ORT. ORA (Anglo-Saxon), _the shore_, _coast_, _border_, _those parts of the sea or river affording safe landing-places_.—OR-ton, HOR-ton, ORE-by, Toln-ORE, HOR-dle. The Scandinavian, EYR, EYRI, AUR, OI, ORE, occurs in ERI-boll, ERI-sta, ORE-sund, Sand-AREA, Net-AREA, Rabbit-AREA. OFER, OFRA, OVER (Anglo-Saxon), _the shore_, _bank_.—Little OVER, Mickle OVER, OVER-leigh, Wend-OVER, And-OVER; OVER-yssel, Hann-OVER, OVER, near Cologne, OFER, in the neighbourhood of the Elbe. POT (Scandinavian), _the hole formed by a river in the rocks which compose its bed_.—Lade-POT, Bull-POT, Spear-POTS. PIDDLE, PUDDLE (Anglo-Saxon), _a thin stream_.—PIDDLE-town, PIDDLE-trent-hide, River BIDDEL, Tol-PUDDLE, Aff-PUDDLE. POL, POLE, PELL (Anglo-Saxon), _deep standing water_, _a detached or enclosed piece of water_, _a haven or harbour_.—POOL-croft-hea, PUL-ham, PEL-ham, Yar-POLE, PUL-borough, POOL-ey, POLES-worth, POOLE, &c. PINE (Provincial), _a pit_.—Wash-ford-PYNE. PYT (Anglo-Saxon), _a body of standing water_, _a puddle_, _cistern_; from PYTTAN, _to excavate_.—PUTN-ey, PUTTEN-ham, PITS-ford, PUD-sey, PITN-ey, Wool-PIT, PIT-stone, &c. RA (Scandinavian), _a river_.—Oxe-RA, Bro-RA (bridged-river), Nordu-RA. REA (Anglo-Saxon), RY-ton, RYE-gate. RUN (Anglo-Saxon), _a stream_, _water-course_.—RUN-ton, RUN-ham. RACK (Scandinavian), _a trace_, _strait_, _channel_.—Dam-RACK, Sky-RACK, &c.; the RACE, Skage-RACK. SOLA (Old High German), _water_, _river_.—Bagos-SOLA (BUG), SALZA, SAALE. SLOH, SLAEW (Anglo-Saxon), _a slough_.—SLOUGH, the name of several places in England. SLAED, SLADE (Anglo-Saxon), _wet ground_, _low marshy ground_.—Lin-SLADE, SLAI-thwaite, SLED-dale, SLOTEN. SPOUT (Scandinavian), _a waterfall_.—Cautley SPOUT, Gale-forth-SPOUT, SPYTEN-vand (in Norway), SPOUT. STRIND, STRUND (Scandinavian), _the beach_, _sea coast_.—The STRAND, Whitby-STRAND, Flad-STRUND, Nord-STRAND, Es-STRAND, &c. SIKE (Scandinavian), _a water course_, _drain_.—Ful-SICK, Meer-SYKE. STANG (Scandinavian), _a pool_.—Meller-STANG, Gar-STANG, &c. STROM (Scandinavian), _a stream_.—STROMS-a, STROMS-oe, STROM-ness, STRAUMS-ey, STROMS-holm, and Mael-STROM. STROMMER, _a channel_ which separates the Isle of Siaeland from the Isle of Amak. SAEF, SIV (Anglo-Saxon), _a rush_, _torrent_.—The river SHEAF, SWAVES-ey, &c. SEA (Anglo-Saxon), SEE (German), _the sea_, _a lake_.—SEA-ham, SEA-ton, SEA-forth, Horn-SEA, Whittle-SEA, &c.; Lang-SEE, Esrum-SEE, Gruner-SEE, and Moss-SEE. The Scandinavian SOE (_sea_), occurs in Mor-SOE, Mos-SOE, Sonder-SOE, &c. SKELL (Scandinavian), _a well_, _spring_.—SKEL-man-thorpe, SKELL-eftea, SKELDER-vik, SKEL-ton, &c.
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