Elsage (Fm)
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ivinghoe
Historical Forms
- Elneshegge 1392 Mert
- Olneshegge 1392 Mert
- Elvyshegg 1429 Mert 1448 ib
- Eluyshegge 1489 Mert
- Ellyshege 1508 Mert
- Elshege 1539 Mert
- Elshage 1547 Mert
- Elsage 1591 Mert
Etymology
The first two forms would seem to be corrupt and the OE form of the name to have been Ælfeshecg , 'Aelf's hedge,' though one would have expected this to come out as Alsage , rather than Elsage (v. Introd. xxiii).