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duried underneath, or because of what it intercepts or bars, 
or what it shelters. ‘The Anglo-Saxon deorh was not the 
German erg (=a mountain) in its strict application, but 
bore a far wider meaning. The least elevation or rising of 
the ground, even a cluster of stones, or a heap of earth, was 
ealled deorh. The term is used in Joshua, vii., 26, “ And 
worhton mid stépum Anne steépne deork him 6fer” And they 
wrought with stones one high deorh (= heap) over him.” 
There can be little doubt as to our word Jarrow (when applied 
to the ¢umult on our downs) being a form of the same word. 
There is however an Anglo-Saxon verb dyriau which signifies 
to raise, and corddyre is also the common name for a tumulus. 
From this comes the word, so frequently found in charters, 
byrigels (= a burial-place) , and possibly also the words Jarrow 
and durrow ( =a warren), because eorSbyre signifies not only 
a tumulus or tomb, but a heap of earth in every other respect. 
Leo, p. 76. 
4). Berie. This oceurs. wala frequent termination, and in the names of 
places which can neither be described as towns, villages, or 
hills. Thus we have Hésel-der: (Cod. Dipl., 706) (—Hasel- 
bury), and Etes-derie (= Yatesbury) (W. Domesd., 122). 
There are two words of frequent occurrence in charters, bearo, 
which means a “ woody plot,” and dero, or bero, a word only 
occurring in composition, and denoting “pasture.” The 
connection of Jeri with either of these is however not clear. 
It seems clearly a distinct word from either of the two just 
explained, though it assumes in composition the same form 
bury. Whishaw, in his Law Dictionary, gives Beria, Berie, 
Berry as meaning a “ large open field.” He adds these words 
from Cowell: “ Most of our glossographers have confounded 
the word Jerie with that of dwry and Gorough, as the appella- 
tions of ancient towns: whereas the true sense of the word 
berie is a flat wide campaign. Many flat and wide meads 
and other open grounds are called by the names of Beries 
and Berry-field. The spacious meadow between Oxford and 
Ifley was, in the reign of King Athelstan, called Bery. As 
