The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names / by Eilert Ekwall
Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1960. Fourth Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #444556
Physical description; l, 546 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxvi-xli). Contents; Introduction -- General remarks -- Various types of place-names -- Folk-names -- Habitation-names proper -- Original nature-names -- The various origins of English place-names -- The Celtic element -- Place-names of English origin -- The Scandinavian element -- The Latin element -- The French element -- Place-names from other sources -- The value of place-name study -- Arrangement of the dictionary -- Works consulted -- Abbreviations -- Key to the pronunciation -- Dictionary. Subjects; Names, Geographical England. English language Etymology Names. Geographic Locations ; Dictionaries. English language Etymology.
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