Caber
Early-attested site in the Parish of Staffield
Historical Forms
- Kabergh c.1240 Weth 1608 LRMB
- Caybryg(e) t.Hy8 AOMB
- Kabar 1591 PR(Kirkosw)
- Kaber 1607 ib
- Kab(or)rough 1646,1648 ib
- Kaburgh 1662 DandC
- Keybergh 1696 PR(Kirkosw)
Etymology
'Jackdaw hill' (v. berg ), identical with Kaber (We), Kaberg a. 1195 Weth. ME ka , kaa , NCy kae , 'jackdaw', must go back to ON ká , not on independent record but found in the ON nickname Kábeinn , 'with legs like a jackdaw' and NorwDial and early Danish kaa .v. Lindkvist 184. Cf. Cawood (PN La 180, WRY).