Hall, Alaric (2009) On the Etymology of <i>Adel</i>. In: Wawnarstræti (alla leið til Íslands) lagt Andrew Wawn 65 ára 27. október 2009. Menningar- og minningjasjóður Mette Magnussen , Reykjavík, pp. 39-42.
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Abstract
A light-hearted tour of the historiography of the etymology of Adel, a parish in North Leeds, resisting the twentieth-century concensus of Old English <i>adela</i> (‘filth, dirt, dirty place; foul filth; bilge-water’ and possibly even ‘sewer, privy’) in favour of *<i>Eada-lēah</i> ('Eada's lea').
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright remains with contributors to the volume. |
| Keywords: | place-names, toponymy, local history, Leeds, Adel, etymology |
| Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts (Leeds) > School of English (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts (Leeds) > Institute for Medieval Studies (Leeds) |
| ID Code: | 10184 |
| Deposited By: | Dr Alaric Hall |
| Deposited On: | 11 Dec 2009 11:29 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2009 11:29 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | Menningar- og minningjasjóður Mette Magnussen |
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