On Proper Nam^, g79| 



willd.wS ; Wilding, the uncultivated ing ; Deeping, thfe deep 



* 6. Thorp, a village, as Hanthorp, the village of the haven ; 



Hillthorpy the village of the hill; ^in^/io-rp, the village of 

 ''furze, ' ■/.■•■•> •») ' ; 



*^-'' 7. Shaw, a small wood, as Cockshaw, the wood of the hill ; 



Fernshaw, the shaw of fern ; Kilshaw, or Kilnshawy the wood 



of the kiln. 

 '• 8. Cock, an abrupt hillock or knoll, as Pitcock, the hillock 



of the pit ; Hancock^ the knoll of the harbour ; Wilcock, the 



hill of William. 



^ 9. Ham, a hamlet, as Durham, Middlehaniy Farnham : of 

 ^^hich the compounds are too obvious to need explanation. 



10. Holm, a rising ground, mostly planted; as fVaxholm^ 

 the hill of wax or bees : Burnholm, the hill of the rivulet : 

 Dunholm^ the hill of the fortress. 



11. Coates, a fold, a hut, q.s Hancoates, Westcoats, SutcoaU,, 



12. Dover, a ferry, as Andover, Wendover^ Hardover, 



• 13. Wold, a stony ridge, as Coxwold, Easing wold, JFestn 

 wold, 



14. Stead, a home or residence, as Winstead^ Bowstead^ 

 Brickstead, 



15. Wick, or Wich, a town at the mouth of a river: or 

 sometimes merely a town, as Naniwichy the town of the valley ; 

 Hardwichy the stony town; Sandwichy the town on the 

 sand. 



• 16. Den, Dale, Don, or Dell*, a small and deep valley, as 

 ^ Wardeuy Huntingdon^ Handelly Farden, Dovedak. 



17. By, the Danish term for a habitation, or place of abode, 

 ^ as Appleby, Gatesby, Hillsby, Burnby. These chiefly prevail 

 - in the eastern parts of the kingdom. 



18. Stow, a place or seat, as Bradstow, the broad place ; 

 ChepstoWy the cheap place ; JVinstow, Barnstow, 



■' 19. Comb, a valley, as Witcombey Hanscomb, Bradscomb. 



* 20. Garth, a small inclosure, as Hay garth, Wingarth, 

 ''■Hogarth, 



hg . * Several of Uxese compounded monosyllables, it will be observed, are Celtic ; a 

 tern Danish, &c. It is probable, hc^iRj^, that most of them have been adopted 

 and appropriated by the Saxons. \ * : : 



