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'''Breredon''' was a | '''Breredon''' (Briar Hill) was a little village in [[Buckland]] near [[Haysend]] on rising ground behind the hythe, or small landing, on the north bank of the [[Withywindle]] in the narrow tongue between the south end of the [[High Hay]] and the [[Baranduin]] River.<ref>{{AB|Preface}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
It has been suggested that ''Breredon'' is consisting of the elements ''brere'' ("[[wikipedia:Brier|briar]]") + ''-don'' ("down, hill"; compare ''town'', ''-ton'').<ref>[[Andreas Möhn]], "[http://lalaith.vpsurf.de/Tolkien/Bombadil_in_the_Shire.html Bombadil in the Shire]" at [http://lalaith.vpsurf.de/M-earth.html Middle-earth Science Pages] (accessed 16 March 2011)</ref> | |||
This etymology would represent a possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] form *''Braerdun'' "hill of briers".<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> | |||
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Revision as of 11:58, 20 March 2013
Breredon (Briar Hill) was a little village in Buckland near Haysend on rising ground behind the hythe, or small landing, on the north bank of the Withywindle in the narrow tongue between the south end of the High Hay and the Baranduin River.[1]
Etymology
It has been suggested that Breredon is consisting of the elements brere ("briar") + -don ("down, hill"; compare town, -ton).[2]
This etymology would represent a possible Old Hobbitish form *Braerdun "hill of briers".[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, "Preface"
- ↑ Andreas Möhn, "Bombadil in the Shire" at Middle-earth Science Pages (accessed 16 March 2011)
- ↑ David Salo, "Hobbitish Place-names" dated 23 November 1998, Elfling (accessed 20 April 2024)
