Gadsey Brook
Early-attested site in the Parish of Renhold
Historical Forms
- Godeshoslade 1239 Newn 15th
- Goteshoslade c.1300 Newn 15th
Etymology
'The slæd by God's hoh,' God being a pet form of one of the OE pers. names in God - and not the name of the divinity.The change of vowel is probably due to the same unrounding process (combined with a shyness in using the name of God) which has given us 'by Gad.' Cf. Wyld, Colloquial English , 240.