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My current theory on Saxon Place Names
I have was looking at the place names around Hastings, which all appear to be Saxon, with a very few exceptions.
My research leads me to conclude that this area was settled between the take over of Kent by Henghest and Horsa, and the
take over of the South Downs area by Aelle, so around 465AD.
As a lot of villages have similar snippets in their name and I wondered if each of these meant something, and that this
in turn might mean that the settlement names described the use or surroundings of a place.
So what could these snippets mean ??
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| Our modern term island is derived from the Anglo Saxon æg land |
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Our modern term island is derived from the Anglo Saxon æg
land
æg(is pronounced ay and means water) and land(as we use the word) so æg
land actually translates into water land(land surrounded by water).
From my research the following Saxon name snippets are associated with islands.
- ending in eye - example Horse eye
- ending in ey - example Horsey
- ending in ay - example Hilgay
- ending in et - example
- ending in ly
- ending in ney
- ending in sea - example Brightlingsea
- ending in ye - example Rye
starting in eg
island
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