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 | Anglo Saxon History Village/Town Names(Viking derivation) |  | |
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that can be related to Viking locations.
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 | booth | buð | shelter | | ending in by|by | buð | shelter | | dal | dalr | valley | | gar | garðr | enclosure | | garth | garðr | enclosure | | ghyll | gil | a ravine or valley | | gill | gil | a ravine or valley | | holm | holmr | small island | | howe | haugr | grave-mound - burial place | | keld | keldr | spring | | kes | cyse | cheese | | kirk | kirkja | church | | muckle | mikil | big | | skip | scæp | sheep | | sower | saurr | mud, dirt or tainted ground | | ster | bustaðr | dwelling place | | tarn | tjorn | a small mountain lake without tributaries | | thwait | þvait | cleared area | | toft | toft | homestead | | |
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