A Study on Anglo-Scandinavian bý(r)-names: Statistical Analysis and Case-Studies

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A Study on Anglo-Scandinavian bý(r)-names: Statistical Analysis and Case-Studies

This thesis is a large-scale analysis of place-names in England and southern Scotland that contain the settlement-term Old Norse (ON) bý(r) as their generic element. This analysis is based on what is, to my knowledge, the largest corpus of Anglo-Scandinavian bý(r)-names ever constructed. It has allo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Neal, Joshua
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2023
Subjects:	place names Old Norse Anglo-Scandinavian settlements
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/74185/

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