Osgodby
Early-attested site in the Parish of Cayton
Historical Forms
- Asgozbi 1086 DB
- Angotby c.1160 BylE
- Angoteby 1206 FF 1247 Ch 1268 Ebor
- Osgotby c.1160 BylE 1285 KI 1301 LS 1408 For
- Osgodebi c.1170,1252,1333 Riev
- Osgodby 1301 LS
- Osgarby 1577 NRS
Etymology
'Asgaut's farm' v. by . The first element is the ON pers. name Ásgautr , on the various forms of which v. NP 14 ff. Forms with An - are due to AN substitution of a continental form, and those with Os - to the substitution of the OE pers. name-theme Ōs - which was cognate with ON Ás -.