Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Frisebie 1086 DB

• Frisebia c.1130 LeicSurv e.13 Laz 1404

• Frisebi Hy1 Dugd 1190 P 1200 Cur m.13 Laz 1404

• Friseby Hy1 Dugd 1202 Fine 1213 Cur 1349 LCDeeds 1359 BPR 1444 AD 1472 Hastings

• Frisseby 1357 Pap 1419 FF 1419 Cl

• Fryseby 1271 Ipm Hy3 Crox c.1291 Tax 1392 Cl 1406 Pat 1460 Banco

• Frysseby 1351(1449),1361(1449),1363(1449) WoCart 1428 FA

• Freseby Hy2 Dugd 1244 Cl 1351 Wyg 1367 Misc

• Fresby 1409,1412 Pat

• Frisby 1404 Laz 1413 Pat 1438 Peake 1535 VE 1576 Saxton

• Frysby 1412,1421 Banco 1535 VE 1541 MinAccts

• ~ Hernis 1242 Fees

• ~ super Wrethek(e) 1329 Pat 1329 IpmR

• LCDeeds 1498 Pat

• ~ super Wreke 1483 AllS 1510 LP 1541 MinAccts

• ~ super le Wreake 1580 LEpis

• ~ on Wreke 1510 CoPleas

• ~ on the Wreake 1628 LML

• ~ in Kyrkeby 1365 FA l.14 AD

Etymology

'The farmstead, village of the Frisians', v. Frīsa , Frēsa , bȳ , cf. Frisby (by Galby) in Gartree Hundred. Frisby lies on the river Wreake, adjacent to Kirby Bellars. The early affix ~ Hernis is from OE  (ge)hērness 'a district obedient to a single jurisdiction, a jurisdiction', cf. BerkeleyHarness, Gl 2206. Note also affixes with MLat  super 'on, upon'.