The Wisp
Early-attested site in the Parish of Braunston
Historical Forms
- Wisp 1218 Nichols 1227 ClR 1266 For 1269 For Hy3 Nichols
- le Wysp(e) 1256 For 1375 Nichols
- le Whipse 1373 For
- le Wysbe 1376 ib
- le Wispe 1611 SP
- The Wisp(e) 1610 Speed 1684 Wright 1780,1801 Map
Etymology
THE WISP, Wisp 1218 Nichols, 1227 ClR, 1266For , 1269 For, Hy 3 Nichols, le Wysp (e )1256For , 1375 Nichols, le Whipse 1373For , le Wysbe 1376ib , le Wispe 1611SP , The Wisp (e )1610 Speed, 1684 Wright, 1780, 1801 Map, 'the thicket or the brushwood', v. wisp .OE wisp , wips 'a wisp' was most likely used topographically in an extended sense such as 'thicket, brushwood', cf. WFris wisp 'a twig'.