Boscar
Early-attested site in the Parish of Easingwold
Historical Forms
- Balschaw(e) 1142 Dugdv.352 13 BylE
- Bal(e)schagh 1247 Ch c.1300 BylE
- Balska 1301 LS
- Baskaa 1541 Dugdv.355
Etymology
This must be the same name as the lost Balshaw (PN La 7), earlier Balghschae (1296) which Ekwall connects with ME balgh , 'rounded,' used in Sir Gawayne in the phrase a balʒ berʒ (l. 2172), 'a rounded hill.' The second element is OE sceaga, 'wood.' In the later forms this has been Scandinavianised.