Egmanton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Egmanton
Historical Forms
- Agemuntone 1086 DB
- Eggemonton 1192 France 1201 Dugdiv
- Egmaneton 1232 Ch
- Egmantun' 1235 Fees
- Egmanton 1244 Ebor
- Egmerton 1278 Cl
- Egemanton 1270 Ebor 1281 Ch
- Egementon 1280 Ass
- Eggemanton 1295 Abbr
- Eggonton t.Chas1 HMCVarvii
Etymology
'Ecgmund ('s) tun,' with no sign of genitival s or connective ing . It has the same first element as Edgmond (Sa), DEPN.Development to [g] rather than [dʒ] must be due to Scandinavian influence, perhaps that of OScand Agemund itself, cf. the DB form.