Smoles Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Brede
Historical Forms
- le Smole 1379 Ct
- Smole 1435 Ct
- atte Smole 1326 Ct 1327,1332 SR
Etymology
Smoles Fm (not on map) is le Smole in 1379 (Ct ), Smole in 1435 (Ct ), and was the home of William atte Smole (1326Ct , 1327, 1332 SR). Professor Ekwall suggests that we have here an OF smol (e ), cognate with OSw smula , Norw smola , 'crumb,' Norw smol , 'small piece,' Ger schmollen , 'the soft part of bread.' For such a word in p.n.s, cf. Crumbles supra 428 and lez Crommes , i.e. 'the crumbs' in Beckley (1498 Ipm).