Ruislip
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ruislip
Historical Forms
- Rislepe 1086 DB
- Rislep(e) 1230 FF 1483 et freq
- Risselep(e) 1241 CR 1252 Ch 1343 FF
- Risshelep(e) 1292 Cl 1381 Pat
- Rysshelep(e) 1307,1400 FF
- Rysselep(e) 1315 ib
- Risseelep(e) 1356 YearBk
- Ruslep 1227 Pat
- Russelep(e) 1229 Pat 1291 Tax 1294 FF 1365 BM
- Russhelep(e) 1247 Ass 1341 NI 1342,1349 FF
- Rushlep(e) 1315 ib
- Russlep 1293 FF
- Risslipe 1246 FF
- Rishlip 1310 ib
- Rysslypp 1550 PCC
- Reslepe 13th,1328 StPaulsMSS
- Resslep 1363 Cl
- Reslipp 1628 ParReg(Ickenham)
- Ruysshlep 1341 Pat
- Ruyssheleppe 1435 MinAcct
- Ruyslep 1437,1438 Pat
- Rislelepp (sic) 1462 Pat
- Ryselypp 1530 FF
- Rieslyppe 1553 ib
- Ryslip 1593 N
- Rislipp al. Islipp 1701 BM
- Ruislip(p) 1597,1621 PCC
Etymology
This name is probably a compound of OE rysc, rise, 'rush' and hlype , 'leap.' The application of the second element here is uncertain. It may refer to a spot where the little river Pin could be crossed. Ekwall (DEPN s. n .) would take the second element to be slæp , 'slippery spot,' etc., but the absence of any medieval spellings with a and the numerous forms with medial e between s and l and sh and l tell against this. The modern ui preserves a ME orthography for the sound [y], cf. buy , build , bruise , etc. (NED).