Roxby
Early-attested site in the Parish of Thornton Dale
Historical Forms
- Rozebi, Rosebi 1086 DB
- Roucesby 1250 Fees 1301 LS 1335 ForP 1408 For
- Roxbie 1577 Saxton
Etymology
'Rauth's farm' from the ON pers. name Rauðr (LindN) and by. Cf. Roxby (LangE) 139infra . The spelling Rox - is due partly to influence of genuine Roxbys (from ON Hrókr ) and partly to an inverted spelling arising from the change of ME x to z , which has confused the spelling of z from other sources in the dialect, cf. Moxby 29supra and Coxwold 191infra .