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Hulkestein on the Zuyder Sea, Hulkestein near Arnhem, from A.-S. hulc, a dwelling: thus, stone buildings, castles.
From Notes and Queries, Number 78, April 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
Eddish is likewise from the A.-S. edisc, signifying the second growth; it is used by Tusser, October's Husbandry, stanza 4.:
From Notes and Queries, Number 201, September 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
Hierd and Heerd, from A.-S. hierde, perhaps also Hardewick or Harderwyk from the same.
From Notes and Queries, Number 78, April 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
The word is probably from A.-S. betan, to better, to mend; from which, also, we have the words beat, to excel, better, best, etc.
From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by Baldwin, James
The prefix i- or y- is equivalent to the A.-S. or German ge, and usually denotes the past participle.
From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by Baldwin, James
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