Aiskew
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bedale
Historical Forms
- Echescol 1086 DB
- Aikescogh, Aykescogh 12 RichReg 1318 ib
- Aykescouk 1279–81 QW
- Aykescoch' 1283 Rich
- Aykeschogh 1352 FF
- Ayscough, Aiscogh 1285 KI 1400 YI
- Askew(e) 1516 FF 1665 Visit
- Ascugh 1576 FF
Etymology
'Oak wood' v. eiki , skogr ; cf. Aiskew 294infra . The DB form -col is due to confusion of -og - and -ol - by French scribes at the time when OFr -l - was vocalised (and still written -l -) and ON -g - was vocalised in ME after back vowels, producing a diphthong similar to the OFr diphthong. Cf. Swinesale 110supra .