Teeton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Teeton
Historical Forms
- Teche 1086 DB
- Theche c.1160 NRSiv
- Teacne 1195 P
- Cheta 12th Survey
- Tecnat t.earlyHy3 BM
- Tekne 1220 Fees 1326 ADi
- Teghne 13th ADii
- Thekene 1221 Bracton
- Tekene 1227 Ass 1386 Cl
- Tekyn 1414 ADi
- Teken 1467 ADv
- Tokene 1275 RH
- Tetene 1316 FA
- Tikene 1346 FA
- Teton 1551 FF
- Tecon al. Teton 1647 Recov
Etymology
Teeton is a difficult name. From the point of view of form it is to be noted that the second consonant was originally clearly a c rather than a t , the present form being due to common confusion of t and k , and the influence of the neighbouring Creaton.Topographically, it is to be noted that it stands high, with the ground falling sharply away on three sides. Form and topography alike make association with OE tācn , 'token, sign, signal,' virtually certain, the name perhaps being given from some prominent landmark here. This is a district in which Scandinavian influence is fairly prominent, and OE tācn may have been Scandinavianised to tekn , under the influence of OSc and teikn .The process would have been assisted by the fact that derivatives of OE tācen , like tǣcnan , 'to show,' (earfoð -)tǣcne , 'difficult to be shown,' have an ǣ vowel in OE itself. Professor Ekwall would prefer to take it as coming from a lost OE tǣcne (sb.), 'beacon.'