Re: Braithwaite and Lewthwaite, was Owdon


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Posted by Peter H on March 28, 2009 at 18:45:56 user Peter_H.

In Reply to: Re: Braithwaite and Lewthwaite, was Owdon posted by Elizabeth on March 28, 2009 at 16:26:58:

You would expect to find the suffix "thwaite" in Cumbria and N Yorkshire. It is of Viking derivation, meaning a clearing, ie place of habitation (Britain was mainly forested before 1000 AD). Cumbria is particularly rich in Viking terms, such as scree, keld, beck etc.


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