Girdley Island: Difference between revisions

From Tolkien Gateway
m (Bot comment: changed category.)
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Girdley Island''' was an island located in the [[Brandywine]] River, north of the [[Brandywine Bridge]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>
'''Girdley Island''' was an island located in the [[Brandywine]] River, north of the [[Brandywine Bridge]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref>
==Etymology==
[[David Salo]] suggests a possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] etymology from *''Gyrdlieg'' "girdle-island".<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/121|articlename=Hobbitish Place-names|dated=23 November 1998|website=[[Elfling]]}}</ref>
The ending ''[[Wiktionary:ey#Old_Norse|-ey]]'' means "island" in [[Old Norse]] and is found in English islandnames (cf. [[Wikipedia:Gurnsey#Etymology|Gurnsey]]).
{{References}}
{{References}}
[[Category:Islands]]
[[Category:Islands]]

Revision as of 12:07, 20 March 2013

Girdley Island was an island located in the Brandywine River, north of the Brandywine Bridge.[1]

Etymology

David Salo suggests a possible Old Hobbitish etymology from *Gyrdlieg "girdle-island".[2]

The ending -ey means "island" in Old Norse and is found in English islandnames (cf. Gurnsey).

References