@caitlinrgreen Thanks for the follow, Caitlin! Can I ask u: anything new on place name Worksop? all I can find is "probably OE. %%robert
@chopin_slut Sure - def OE as far as I can see. 2nd element OE hop, 'enclosure, valley, remote place'. 1st element either personal name >>
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@caitlinrgreen Wow Caitlin! So much so fast!! More than helps. Had only got as far as The Ruin (luv those OE shorter poems). Ur furtherThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@caitlinrgreen >points entirely new 2 me. Esp. The arch. ref. Will archive; citing u if I use in print&will dubl. chek with u be4. I oweThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@caitlinrgreen u...big time! Tx again, %%robert -
@chopin_slut No problem, glad to help! It's an interesting name and area; have some stuff on late/post-Roman Nott I keep meaning to write!
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@chopin_slut >> OE *Weorc or OE (ge)weorc, 'a work, a building structure, fortification'... so maybe 'remote place with a building >> -
@chopin_slut >> construction/fortification'. If latter, cf OE poetry enta geweorc for RB remains (known RB remains incl lead coffin from >> -
@chopin_slut >> here...) or simply 9thC etc use of geweorc for fortifications (was one at Nottingham in 868). Hope that helps! C
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