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These
þesÞis
are
beonsynd
the
seþara
 
 ·
five
fifu
 
 ·
hides'
hidhida
land-boundaries
landgemærelandgemæru
at
ætæt
Olveston
OlvestonAlfestune
 
 ·
First
ærestÆrest
to
onon
ring/circle
hringhring
spring
wyllaƿwylle
 
 ·
from
ofof
ring
hringhring
spring
wyllaƿwylle
to
on[on]
Dudding [Dudda + 's]
Dudda + -ingdudd-ing
dean (valley)
denudene
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) valley
denudenes
to
onon
the
seþa
old
ealdealdan
boundary
(ge)mæremær
ditch/dyke1
dicdic
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) ditch
dicdice
west
westƿwest
straight
ongerihteongerihte
to
onon
Smite (gliding one)
*smitesmita
stream
polpull
 
 ·
from
ofof
Smite
*smitesmita
stream
pyllpylle
westwards
westrihteƿwestrihte
to
onon
black | pale/shining
blæc | blacblaca
ford
fordford
 
 ·
from
ofof
black | shining
blæc | blacblaca
ford
fordforda
into
innaninnan
reed
hreodhreod
hemmed land2
hammham
 
 ·
from
ofof
reed
hreodhreod
hemmed land
hammhamme
to
onon
young nobleman's/monk's'
cildcildes
hemmed land's
hammhammes
west
westƿwest
end
endeende
 
 ·
then
þonneþo<ń>
north
norþnorð
straight
ongerihteongerihte
to
toto
reed
hreodhreod
farm/production site3
wicƿwican
to
onon
the
seþa
old
ealdealdan
street
strætstræt
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) street
strætstræt
to
toto
north
norþnorð
farm/concern
wicƿwican
 
 ·
from
ofof
north
norþnorð
farm
wicƿwican
again
efteft
along
andlangandlang
(the) street
strætstræte
to
toto
sword's
billbilles
hemmed land4
hammham
 
 ·
from
ofof
sword's
billbilles
hemmed land
hammhamme
again
efteft
straight on
ongerihteongerihte
into
innaninnan
great
micelmyccla
stream
pyllpyll
 
 ·
from
ofof
great
micelmyccla
stream
pyllpylle
to
onon
narrow
smælsmala
stream
pyllpyll
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) stream
pyllpylles
to
onon
white
hwithƿwita
paddock
gærstungærstun
 
 ·
from
ofof
white
hwithƿwita
paddock
gærstungæstune
to
onon
the
seða
boundary
(ge)mæremær
ditch
dicdic
 
 ·
along
andlangandla[n]g
(the) ditch
dicdice
to
toto
marsh
mormor
meadow's
mædmæde
north
norþnorð
corner
hyrnehyrnan
 
 ·
then
þonneþo<ń>
northwards
norþrihtenorðrihte
in/to
onon
the
seða
ditch
dicdic
into
innaninnan
hollow
hol2hola
stream
pyllpyll
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
hollow
hol2hola
stream
pyllpylles
back
efteft
to
onon
the
seða
boundary
(ge)mæremær
ditch
dicdic
 
 ·
then
þonneþo<ń>
again
efteft
by
bebe
the
seðære
ditch
dicdic
to
toto
the
seðære
stone
stanenstænenan
bridge
brycgbricge
 
 ·
from
ofof
the
seþare
bridge
brycgbricge
south
suþsuð
into
innaninnan
Wærberht's
Wærberhtƿwærbyrdes
croft
croftcroft
 
 ·
all
ealleall
around (that)
onbutanonbuton
 
 ·
back
efteft
to
onon
the
seþa
boundary
(ge)mæremær
ditch
dicdic
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) ditch
dicdic
to
toto
boundary
(ge)mæremær
coomb (valley)
cumbcumbe
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) coomb
cumbcumbes
middleward (in the middle)
middeweardmidƿwerd
to
toto
the
seðære
old
ealdealdan
street
strætstræt
 
 ·
along
andlangandlang
(the) street
strætstræte
to
toto
Beada's
Beadabeadan
corner/nook
healhhealan
 
 ·
from
ofof
Beada's
Beadabeadan
nook
healhhealan
eastwards
eastrihteestrihtes
into
innaninnan
rye
rygerige
coomb
cumbcumb
northward (the northern part)
norþeweardnorðeƿwærd
to
toto
the
seðære
thin
smælsmalan
oak
acæc
 
 ·
From
ofOf
the
seþare
oak
acæc
along
andlangandlang
(the) coomb
cumbcumbes
to
toto
pease
pisepis
'leah'/wood
leahlege
 
 ·
From
ofOf
pease
pisepis
'leah'
leahlege
to
onon
dog
doggadoggi
thorn
þornþorn
 
 ·
From
ofOf
the
seþam
thorn
þornþorne
to
toto
Eading [Eada + 's]
Eada + -ingead-ing
hemmed land
hammham
 
 ·
From
ofOf
the
seþam
hemmed land
hammhamme
to
toto
foot
fotfot
mark/measure
mæl1mæle
 
 ·
From
ofOf
foot
fotfot
mark/measure
mæl1mæle
eastwards
eastrihteestrihtes
to
onon
wolf
wulfƿwulf
pit
pyttputt
 
 ·
From
ofOf
the
seþam
pit
pyttpytte
to
onon
the
seða
crooked
wohƿwogan
oak
acæc
 
 ·
From
ofOf
the
seðare
oak
acac
to
onon
the
seþa
projecting ploughland
foreyrþforyrðe
eastward (the eastern part)
easteweardeasteƿwerde
at
ætæt
long
langlanga
'leah'/wood
leahlege
 
 ·
From
ofOf
long
langlanga
'leah'
leahlege
to
toto
wolf
wulfƿwulf
ridge
hrycghricge
 
 ·
From
ofOf
wolf
wulfƿwulf
ridge
hrycghricge
to
toto
green
grenegren
hill
hyllhylle
 
 ·
From
ofOf
the
seþam
hill
hyllhylle
to
toto
Mann's | man's/people's
Mann(persn) | mannmannes
dale (valley/hollow)
dæl1dæle
 
 ·
From
ofOf
Mann's | man's
Mann(persn) | mannmannes
dale
dæl1dæle
to
toto
æccel
-æccel
coomb's
cumbcumbes
head
heafodheafdan
 
 ·
thence
þanonþanon
westwards
westrihteƿwestrihtes
on/to
onon
the
seþa
old
ealdealdan
stone
stanstan
row
ræwreaƿwe
to
toto
the
seþare
old
ealdealdan
beech
boc1bec
 
 ·
From
ofOf
the
seðare
beech
boc1bec
into
innaninnan
cucan
-cucan
nooks/hollows
healhhealas
to
onon
the
seðone
ash
æscæsc
 
 ·
From
ofOf
the
seþam
ash
æscæsce
to
onon
sheep
sceapscypa
coomb
cumbcumb
to
toto
the
seþam
brook
brocbroke
 
 ·
Along
andlangAndlang
(the) brook
brocbrokes
to
toto
the
seðam
boundary
(ge)mæregemære
 
 ·
Then
þonneÞo<ń>
from there
þærþar
northwards
norþrihtenorðrihtes
along
andlangandlang
ludes
-ludes
coomb
cumbcumbes
to
toto
the
seþam
old
ealdealdan
highway/military route
herepæþherepaðe
 
 ·
west
westƿwest
along
andlangandlang
(the) highway
herepæþherepaðes
to
toto
ælla
-ælla
tree
treowtreoƿwe
to
onon
hollow
hol2hola
way
wegƿwæg
 
 ·
From
ofOf
hollow
hol2hola
way
wegƿwæige
to
toto
hawk
hafochafoc
hill
hyllhylle
 
 ·
from
ofof
hawk
hafochafoc
hill
hyllhylle
by
bebe
the
seþare
old
ealdealdan
ditch
dicdic
back
efteft
to
onon
ring
hringhring
spring
wyllaƿwylle
 
 ·

 

1
OE 'dic' can mean both 'ditch' and 'dyke' here and throughout the text Back to text
2
'hamm' often refers to land largely hemmed by a river or stream bend Back to text
3
The name survives in Redwick Back to text
4
The name survives as Bilsham (Farm); if this contains the OE word 'bill', the sense is unclear but is probably topographical; alternatively, of course, a personal name (Bill- occurs as a first theme in dithematic personal names) Back to text