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
Eichen-BUHL, the oak _ridge_;
Dun-kels-BUHL, the _ridge_ of the mountain springs;
Ross-BUHL, the horse’s _ridge_;
Lust-BUHL, the _hill_ of pleasure.
BREG, BEORG, BEROH (Anglo-Saxon), _a mountain_, _a hill_, _a heap
of stones or earth_; BERG PEREG (High German), BAIRGS (Gothic),
BIERG, BJORG, BORG (Scandinavian).—Ha-BERG-ham-caves, Wa-BER-thwaite,
Wi-BERG-thwaite (holy _mountain_ path), Leg-BER-thwaite (low _mountain_
path), Brown-BERG-hill, Lang-BAURGH.
BARROW and BARF occur frequently in the north of England. They are
probably only slightly altered forms of BERG.—Under-BARROW-scar,
High-BARROW-ridge, &c.; Clee-BARF, BARF near (Bassen-thwaite), &c.
The German BERG is found in
BERG, BERG-en, the _mountain_ region;
BERGE-dorf, the _hilly_ city;
BERG-heim, the _hilly_ home;
Adels-BERG, the noble’s _hill_;
Arns-BERG, the eagles’ _hill_;
Alten-BERG, the ancient _hill_;
As-PERG, the ash _hill_;
Heidel-BERG, the heath _hill_;
Konigs-BERG, the King’s _hill_;
Mittel-GEBIRGE, middle _range_.
The Scandinavian form BORG, appears in
BORG-loh, the _hilly_ dwelling by the water;
BORG-holm, the _hilly_ island;
BORG-holz-hausen, the _hilly_-wooded dwelling; &c.
BREAK (Scandinavian), _the slope of a mountain_, _the hollow in a
hill_.—Mel-BREAK, Cal-BREAK, Lov-BREKKE, Skards-BREKKE, Sand-BREKKE, &c.
CALF (Scandinavian), _a smaller mountain near a larger one_. It is
also applied to islands.—CALVA, CALF, KALVA-berg (the “CALF of Man”),
CALVER-peak, &c.
CAR (Anglo-Saxon), _a rock_.—Uugin-CAR, Rugh CAR, Gol-CAR, the CARRS.
CAM (Scandinavian), _a summit_, _top_.—CAM-fell, Cachede-CAM, &c.
CLIFE, CLIF, CLIFFE, CLEE, CLOU, CLOUGH (Anglo-Saxon), _a rock_.—CLEVE,
Old CLEEVE-hill, CLEVE-land, CLAVER-don, CLEVE-don, CLAVER-ley,
CLIPPES-by, CLIP-stone, CLOP-hill, KLOP-stock, CLOP-ton, CLOP-ham,
CLIFFE, CLIFF-ton, Top-CLIFFE, Shorne-CLIFFE, Swil-low-CLIFT, CLIFFE-end;
CLEE-thorpes, CLE-hanger, CLEE-hills, CLEE-barf, CLEEVER, CLAW-ton,
CLEO-bury, CLOUGH-ton, Buc-CLEUGH, CLEVES, KLOPPEN-burg.
CLUMP (Provincial), _a heap_.—Chariot-CLUMP, Heaver-CLUMP.
CLUD, CLENT (Anglo-Saxon), _a piece of rock_.—Pen-ket-CLOUD,
Temple-CLOUD, CLOUD-end, CLENT-hill, CLIN-ton.
CNOL (Anglo-Saxon), _rising ground_, _a small round hill_.—Falkland
KNOLL, Brent-KNOLL, Mays-KNOLL, KNOWL-bury, Windy-KNOWL.
COP (Anglo-Saxon), _a top_, _summit_.—Mold-COP, Wyle-COP, Mow-COP,
War-COP, Schnee-KOPPE (snow top).
DODD (Scandinavian), _a mountain with a rounded summit_.—Harts-op-DODD,
Skiddaw-DODD.
DUN, DON, DOWN (Anglo-Saxon), _a hill_, sometimes applied to
_dwelling-places on hills_.—The DOWNS, DOWNE, DOWN-ton, Leigh-DOWN,
Hunting-DON, Ham-DON, Snow-DON, DUN-fell, DUN-mallet, DOWN-holm,
DOWN-head, DUNS-by, DUN-score, DUNS-fold, DUN-stan.
EDGE (Anglo-Saxon, ECG), _high moor-lands_, _the sharp ridge of a
mountain_.—EDGE-hill, Swirrell-EDGE, Strathon-EDGE, Land-EGGE.
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