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'''Nobottle''' was a town in the [[Westfarthing]] of [[the Shire]], west of [[Needlehole]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | '''Nobottle''' was a town in the [[Westfarthing]] of [[the Shire]], west of [[Needlehole]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
'' | [[David Salo]] suggests that the name represents a possible [[Old English|Old Hobbitish]] etymology *''Neowebotl'', therefore meaning "new dwelling".<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> | ||
[[wikipedia:Nobottle|Nobottle]] is an actual place-name in [[wikipedia:Northamptonshire|Northamptonshire]], [[wikipedia:England|England]] (erroneously listed as being in [[wikipedia:Northumberland|Northumberland]]).<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 771</ref> | ''Bottle'' in an element in English place-names meaning "large dwelling".<ref name="Nomen"/> [[wikipedia:Nobottle|Nobottle]] is an actual place-name in [[wikipedia:Northamptonshire|Northamptonshire]], [[wikipedia:England|England]] (erroneously listed as being in [[wikipedia:Northumberland|Northumberland]]).<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 771</ref> | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages of the Shire]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages of the Shire]] | ||
Revision as of 19:18, 20 March 2013
Nobottle was a town in the Westfarthing of the Shire, west of Needlehole.[1]
Etymology
David Salo suggests that the name represents a possible Old Hobbitish etymology *Neowebotl, therefore meaning "new dwelling".[2]
Bottle in an element in English place-names meaning "large dwelling".[3] Nobottle is an actual place-name in Northamptonshire, England (erroneously listed as being in Northumberland).[3]
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 16 April 2024)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
