Author: Margaret GellingPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 338
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The Place-names of Berkshire
The Place-names of Berkshire: no. 1. The Old English charter boundaries of Berkshire; pt. 3:2. Introduction to ʻThe place-names of Berkshire' and analyses of material in parts 1 and 2
Author: Margaret GellingPublisher:
ISBN: 9780904889000
Category : Berkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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The Place Names of Berkshire
Author: Margaret GellingPublisher:
ISBN: 9780904889000
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Place-names of Berkshire
Author: Margaret GellingThe Place-names of Berkshire
Author: Margaret GellingPublisher:
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Category : Berkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 1318
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The Place-names of Berkshire
Author: Margaret GellingPublisher:
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Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Place-Names of Berkshire (Classic Reprint)
Author: Walter W. SkeatPublisher:
ISBN: 9781332178490
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Excerpt from The Place-Names of Berkshire In 1901 my essay on 'The Place-names of Cambridgeshire' was published for the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, and a little later the same Society published my similar essay on 'The Place-names of Huntingdonshire'. In 1906 they published my 'Place-names of Bedfordshire'. In 1904 the East Herts. Archaeological Society published for me a somewhat larger pamphlet on 'The Place-names of Hertfordshire'. After thus completing some account of the place-names of these four counties, it occurred to me to investigate those of Berkshire. I was inclined to this by two considerations. The first, that it is not a very large county in itself; and secondly, that Birch's edition of Anglo-Saxon Charters contains a considerable number that refer to this county, so that the Anglo-Saxon spellings of a rather large proportion of the names arc readily accessible. It is necessary to repeat here some of the considerations which it is desirable for the student to know. 1. The place-names of Berkshire are nearly all of native English origin; and are formed in strict accordance with the rules of Anglo-Saxon grammar. 2. They are nearly all of one of two types. Either they are significant of possession, like SparshoAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Place-names of Berkshire: 2. Introduction to "The place-names of Berkshire" and analyses of material in parts I and II
Author: Margaret GellingPublisher:
ISBN: 9780904889000
Category : Berkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Berkshire Book
Author: Berkshire Historical and Scientific Society (Pittsfield, Mass.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Berkshire County (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 484
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The Place-names of Berkshire
Author: Frank Merry StentonPublisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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