feoh-hūs, n.n: a treasure-house. (“FAY-oh-HOOS”)
Category Archives: Places
wīc-stōw
wīc-stōw, f.n: a dwelling-place; a camp, encampment. (“week-stow”)
Wintan-ceaster
Wintan-ceaster, f.n: Winchester (place name). (“WEEN-tahn-CHAY-ahs-tair”)
wæfer-hūs
wæfer-hūs, n.n: a theatre, amphitheatre. (“wav-air-hoos”)
wīd-wegas
wīd-wegas, m.n(pl): distant regions, regions lying far and wide. (“weed-way-gahs”)
The Map Psalter. England (S.E.? – London/Westminster?), 1262-1300. British Library, Add MS 28681, f. 9r. [bl.uk]
gærs-tūn
gærs-tūn, m.n: grass-enclosure, a meadow. (“garz-toon”)
Hence, the place-name Gerston.
lēah
lēah, m.n: a lea, meadow, open space, untilled land. (“lay-ah”)
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winter-dūn
winter-dūn, f.n: a down or hill on which there is pasturage for sheep during the winter. (“ween-tair-doon”)
Sheep graze on a hillside while one shepherd plays pipes and the other points to a star. The Luttrell Psalter. England (Lincoln), c. 1325-1335. British Library, Additional MS 42130, f. 87v. [bl.uk]
byht
byht, m.n: a bending, corner, dwelling, an abode, bay, bight. (“buht”)
tūn
tūn, m.n: an enclosed piece of ground, a yard, court; the enclosed land surrounding a single dwelling; a collection of dwellings; a village, town (referring to the towns of Roman Britain). (“toon”)
