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[[Image:Matěj Čadil - Budgeford.jpg|thumb|''Budgeford'' by [[Matěj Čadil]]]] | [[Image:Matěj Čadil - Budgeford.jpg|thumb|''Budgeford'' by [[Matěj Čadil]]]] | ||
'''Budgeford''' was a settlement in the eastern part of [[the Shire]], so close to the [[Brandywine Bridge]] that it fell in the district known as [[Bridgefields]]. It lay on the tributary of the [[Brandywine]] known simply as the Water. The town of Budgeford was the seat of the [[Bolger Family|Bolgers]], an important family among the Shire-hobbits. | '''Budgeford''' was a settlement in the eastern part of [[the Shire]], so close to the [[Brandywine Bridge]] that it fell in the district known as [[Bridgefields]]. It lay on the tributary of the [[Brandywine]] known simply as the Water. The town of Budgeford was the seat of the [[Bolger Family|Bolgers]], an important family among the Shire-hobbits.<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The 'ford' in its name apparently derives from a ford across this stream. | The 'ford' in its name apparently derives from a ford across this stream. | ||
Budge- was an obscure [[Hobbitish]] element of no clear meaning in [[Westron]], believed to be connected to ''bulge'' and [[Bolgers]].<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 767</ref> | ''Budge-'' was an obscure [[Hobbitish]] element of no clear meaning in [[Westron]], believed to be connected to ''bulge'' and [[Bolgers]].<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 767</ref> | ||
N.B. in the [[A Part of the Shire|Shire Map]] the name is written <b>Budge Ford</b>, perhaps denoting especially the ford. | N.B. in the [[A Part of the Shire|Shire Map]] the name is written <b>Budge Ford</b>, perhaps denoting especially the ford. | ||
Revision as of 01:25, 17 June 2011
Budgeford by Matěj Čadil
Budgeford was a settlement in the eastern part of the Shire, so close to the Brandywine Bridge that it fell in the district known as Bridgefields. It lay on the tributary of the Brandywine known simply as the Water. The town of Budgeford was the seat of the Bolgers, an important family among the Shire-hobbits.[1]
Etymology
The 'ford' in its name apparently derives from a ford across this stream.
Budge- was an obscure Hobbitish element of no clear meaning in Westron, believed to be connected to bulge and Bolgers.[2]
N.B. in the Shire Map the name is written Budge Ford, perhaps denoting especially the ford.
