Lowesby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Lowesby
Historical Forms
- Glowesbi (sic) 1086 DB
- Lousebia c.1130 LeicSurv
- Lousebi 1184 P e.13 Laz 1404 RHug 1232 Laz c.1250 1404
- Louseby 1200 Dugd 1220 MHW 1229,1232 RHug 1364 Wyg 1404 Laz 1445 Nichols 1446 Banco
- Lousebya 1209×19 RHug
- Lowseby 1315 AllS 1440 Fine
- Lowceby 1412 FA
- Losebi e.Hy2 Dane
- Loseb(e)ia Hy2 Dugd 1178×84 Ch 1328
- Lousby John(1404),1265 Nichols 1332 SR 1352 Nichols
- Lowsby 1468 Pat 1518 Visit
- Lowesby 1241 RGros 1265 Misc 1435 Comp 1438 Peake
- Louesby 1261 RGrav 1491 BM
- Lawcebye 1562 AAS
- Lawisbie 1580 LEpis
- Loasebie 1606 LML
- Loaseby 1609 ib
- Loasby(e) 1612,1628 ib
- Loseby(e) 1576 Saxton 1610 Speed
Etymology
Possibly 'Lauss's or Lausi's farmstead, village', v. bȳ . The specific appears to be a Scand by-name such as Lauss /Lausi 'loose-living'. A byname Løs is recorded in Denmark in 1298 (DgP II 710) and there was also an OScand by-name Løse (XenLid 103). Ekwall DEPN suggests that the specific may be OScand *lausa 'a slope' which is found in Scand p.ns. as -lösa /-löse , but Janzén has shown that the element was no longer being used in p.n. formation at the time of the Scand settlements in England (v. Names 5 97 and SSNEM 58).