Messing
Major Settlement in the Parish of Messing
Historical Forms
- Metcinges 1086 DB
- Mecinges 1166 RBE
- Medsinges 1199 FF
- Metzinges, Mezcinges, Mettinges 12th Colne
- Mescinges 1206 FF 1212 RBE a.1272 Colch
- Mescynges 1212 RBE 1290 FF
- Mescing(e) 1215,1219 Fees 1228–57 FF 1238 SR 1254 Ass
- Mescyngg 1295 Pat
- Mising 1226 ChR
- Messing(e) 1235–55 Ass 1263–71 Ipm
- Mesinges 1286 Cl
- Messingg 1303 FA
- Messyngg(e) 1335 Londin 1341 NI 1383 BM
- Messyng 1408 ADiii
- Mesyn 1453 BM
Etymology
A comparison of the above forms with those for Matching supra 45 shows that the two names are identical in origin. The forms with Norman tc , ds , sc for OE ch are too early and too numerous to be regarded merely as spellings for ss . v. Zachrisson, AN Infl 21 ff., Ekwall, PN in -ing 47. v. Introd. xxiii.