Tripsdale
Early-attested site in the Parish of Helmsley
Historical Forms
- Thriplesdala c.1180 Riev
Etymology
v. dæl . Professor Ekwall suggests that the first element may be connected with OE þrīpel 'instrument of torture,' which has yielded dial. thripple 'movable framework fitted on a cart.' In that case we have a genitival compound and the meaning of the whole name would be 'valley marked by a þripel ,' whatever the exact sense of the word in this context may be. The Anglian form would be þrēpel , but we may assume early shortening and raising of the vowel to i .