Osmotherley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Osmotherley
Historical Forms
- Asmundrelac 1086 DB
- Osmunderle, Osmunderley(e), Osmunderlai(e) 1088 LVD50d 1219 Ass 1281 Ch 1418 YI
- Osmundeslay 12 RegAlbi.67d
- Osmundelai, Osmundeleye 1220 Ass 1231 Ebor
- Osemunderl' 1280 Cl c.1291 Tax
- Osmondirlay 1398 Pat
- Osmoderl(a)y 1536 YChant 1558 RichWills
- Osmothrly 1577 NCyWills
Etymology
'Asmund's clearing' v. leah . The first element is from ON Ásmundr , gen. Ásmundar ; on forms with Os -v. Osgodby (Pick) 104supra . For -lac v. Helmsley 71supra . A hybrid formation with a Norse inflexion of the first element suggests very intimate association of the Norse and Anglian speech.