The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names / by Eilert Ekwall
1970, Fourth Edition, Fourth Printing. Oxford : Clarendon Press. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked (with minor loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Edges to the text and dust-wrapper panels are somewhat foxed, while the interior is tight, bright and notably sharp-cornered. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #456141
ISBN: 0198691033
Physical description; l, 546 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Previous edition: 1947. 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 - Dictionaries, English language - Etymology - Names - Dictionaries.
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