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'''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==
==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>
[[David Salo]] suggests a possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] etymology from *''Gyrdlieg'' "girdle-island".<ref>{{webcite|author=[[David Salo]]|articleurl=https://tolkienlistsearch.herokuapp.com/message/5e9c35b63ee6a6c41e9862d6|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>


The ending ''[[Wiktionary:ey#Old_Norse|-ey]]'' means "island" in [[Old Norse]] and is found in English islandnames (cf. [[Wikipedia:Gurnsey#Etymology|Gurnsey]]).
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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Latest revision as of 18:03, 14 December 2023

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

Etymology[edit | edit source]

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).

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