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'''Nobottle''' was a town in the [[Westfarthing]] of | '''Nobottle''' was a town in the [[Westfarthing]] of [[the Shire]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Bottle'' in an element in English place-names meaning "large dwelling".<ref name="Nomen"/> | ''Bottle'' in an element in English place-names meaning "large dwelling".<ref name="Nomen"/> | ||
Revision as of 18:59, 10 January 2011
Nobottle was a town in the Westfarthing of the Shire.
Etymology
Bottle in an element in English place-names meaning "large dwelling".[1]
Nobottle is an actual place-name in Northamptonshire, England (erroneously listed as being in Northumberland).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 771
