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[[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]]|accessed=20 March 2013}}</ref> "Girdle" probably refers to its being 'girdled' (enclosed) between the river-branches.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lviii</ref> | [[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]]|accessed=20 March 2013}}</ref> "Girdle" probably refers to its being 'girdled' (enclosed) between the river-branches.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lviii</ref> | ||
As in [[Rushey]], the ending ''[[Wiktionary:ey#Old_Norse|-ey]]'' means "island" in [[Old Norse]] and is found in English | As in [[Rushey]], the ending ''[[Wiktionary:ey#Old_Norse|-ey]]'' means "island" in [[Old Norse]] and is found in English island names (cf. [[Wikipedia:Gurnsey#Etymology|Gurnsey]]). | ||
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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] "Girdle" probably refers to its being 'girdled' (enclosed) between the river-branches.[3]
As in Rushey, the ending -ey means "island" in Old Norse and is found in English island names (cf. Gurnsey).
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "A Part of the Shire" map
- ↑ David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 20 March 2013)
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lviii
