GALE, GEIL (Scandinavian), _a dwelling in a hollow_.—GALE-garth, GALE-hows, Grettis-GEIL, &c. HUT, HUTTE (Anglo-Saxon), _a shelter_, _house_, _dwelling_, &c.—HUT-ton, HUT-toft, &c. HAM (Anglo-Saxon), HEIM (German), UM (Frisian), HOME (English), _farm_, _enclosed land_, _a village or town_; the same root occurs in HAM-let.—High-HAM, Low-HAM, East-HAM, HAM-don, HAMP-ton, HAM-burgh, Dront-HEIM, Blen-HEIM, Hus-UM, Hol-UM, Fisk-UM, Skiv-UM, Ann-HAM, and Zel-HAM. GARTH, GUARDS (Scandinavian), _an enclosed place_; YARD (Anglo-Saxon).—Mel-GUARDS, Stain-GARTH, Sky-GARTH, Gas-GARTH, Cal-GARTH, Bro-GAR, Land-GUARDS, Lan-GAR, Humble-YARD, and YARD-ley. HALL, EALH (Anglo-Saxon), _a castle_, _mansion_, _house of a king_, _a temple_; ALHS (Gothic).—HAL-twistle, HAL-stock, Lilles-HALL, Coppen-HALL, Darn-ALL, ALA-darp, ALS-hein, and ALS-feld. HOLD, HALD (Anglo-Saxon), _tenement_, _fortress_.—HOLD-shott, HOLD-fast, HOLD-gate, HOLDEN-by, HALDER-ness, and Neu-HALDENS-leben. HELM (Provincial), _hovel_, _cottage_.—HELM-don, HELM-ley, &c. HEM (Anglo Saxon), _limit_, _border_.—HEM-don, HEM-bury, HEM-ley, &c. HERNE (Anglo-Saxon), _a dwelling_, _retired place_.—Lan-HERNE, Mat-HERNE, HERNE-Bay, HERNE-hill, &c. (See ERN). HOUSE (English); HUS, HUUS (Scandinavian); HAUS, HAUSEN, HUSEN, SEN (German), _a residence_.—HUS-thwaite, Wood-HOUSE, Bo-HUS-land, Ar-OS, Aa-HUUS, HAUS-ruck, Schaff-HAUSEN, Borg-holz-HAUSEN, Ink-HUIZEN, Al-SEN, and As-SENS. HOF, HOVEN (German), _a court_, _temple_; HOF (Scandinavian).—There is near Appleby a village called HOFF; HOFF-row, HOFF-common, and HOFF-lund are places containing the same root. IN, INNE (Anglo-Saxon), _an enclosure, occupied by the proprietor_.—IN-gars-by, IN-gate-stone, IN-skip-with, IN-golds-by, EN-field, IN-ward-leigh. KIRKE, KIRK (Scandinavian), _a church_.—KIR-by, KIRK-by, Aa-KIRKE, Dun-KIRK, &c. LATH, LAITH (Scandinavian), _a barn_.—LATH-kill, LAITH-kirk, LATH-bury, &c. LAND (Scandinavian), _a district_.—Nat-LAND, Mor-LAND, Ly-LAND, Rus-LAND, Gar-LAND, &c. MEL (Gothic), _a boundary_.—MEL-guards, MEL-beck, Cart-MELL-fel, MEAL-rigg, MEL-ay. PIGHTLE, PIGLE, PINGLE (Anglo-Saxon), _a small parcel of land enclosed with hedges_, _a field adjoining the farm-house_.—PIGHTELS-thorne, PIGLES-thorne, and PIT-stone. RAY, REAY (Scandinavian), _a corner_.—REAY, Dock-RAY, Elle-RAY, &c. RICK (Provincial), _a district_.—Rast-RICK, Land-RICK, Lind-RICK, Mar-RICK; REICH, RICH (German), REICHEN-hall, REICHEN-au, Au-RICH, and Ell-RICH. ROW, ROWE (Anglo-Saxon), _a street_.—ROW-botham, Hoff-ROW, Hard-ROW, ROW-land, &c. SAD (Anglo-Saxon), _a camp_.—SAD-borough, SED-bergh. SCALE, SHIEL, SHIELD (Scandinavian) _a log-house_, _fisherman’s hut_.—SCALE-force, Thorny-SCALE, Bon-SCALE, Hud-SCALES, SCALE-hill, North SHIELDS, South SHIELDS, Lin-SHEELS, SHILL-hill. SEL, SELE, SALE (Anglo-Saxon), _a hall_, _mansion_, _seat_.—Bo-SELL, Kel-SALE, SEL-side, SALE-fell, SEL-by, Buer-SILL, Bruch-SAL and Up-SALA (high _halls_.)
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