Glaisdale
Major Settlement in the Parish of Danby
Historical Forms
- Glasedale 12 Whitby c.1200,1223 1224 Pat 1665 Visit
- Glasedalebech 12 Guis
- Glasdale 1223 FF 1227 Guis 1369 FF
Etymology
The modern form Glais - indicates that the ME vowel in the first element was long; the name may, therefore, be compared with Glazebrook (Ekwall, PN La 94) which is perhaps from the British word found in Welsh glas 'blue, green' etc. v. dæl .
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