Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hangelif 1086 DB

• Haghnelit 12 Font

• Hahenelid 1218 FF 1219 Font

• Hahgenlid 12 Font

• Haghenlith, Haghenlythe 13 YDvi 1316 Vill 1344,1349 YDvi

• Haghenlythe in Craven 1349 ib

• Haghenlath, Heghenlath 1382 YDx

• Hagnlith 1198 Fount

• Hagnleth 1360,1471 FountPres

• Hagenlit 1293 YI

• Hagenlith, Hagenlyth 1348,1349 YDv

• Haggenlith 1361 YDvi

• Hevenlyth 1285 KI

• Hahmlith 1303 KF

• Haun(e)lith, Hawn(e)lith, Hawn(e)lyth 1260 YI 1373 YDiv

• Hawn(e)leth(e) 1471 FountPres 1524 Testv

• Haghelyth 1349 YDiv

• Hannlith 1407 YI 1621 FF

• Hanleth 1544,1606 FF 1641 Rates

• Hanlieth 1607 FF 1674 Comm

• Hanleyth 1632 PRMl

• Hanliss 1719 WYD

• Hanlith 1796 PRAdd

• Handleth(e) 1573,1588 WillY 1597 PRMl

• Hawndlythe 1592 FF

Etymology

'Hagne's slope', from the ON  pers.n. Hǫgni , ODan  Haghni (cf. Feilitzen 282) and hlíð 'slope', here the steep hill-side to the east of the R Aire. The forms arise first from ME  vocalisation of intervocalic -g - to form the diphthong -au - and then from a dial. simplification of this diphthong to -a -; the last forms have a common intrusive -d - after the nasal (cf. Phonol. §§ 8, 46).