English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Ozendyke

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ryther

Historical Forms

  • Osmundayk 1304 Pat
  • Osmundesayk 1323 MinAcct
  • Osmondak(e) 1438,1450 WillY
  • Ossendak 1491 Ipm
  • Hossindike 1535 VE
  • Os(s)ingdike 1540,1549 WillY
  • Ossendike 1588 1595 FF
  • Osendyke 1641 Rates

Etymology

Ozendyke, Osmundayk 1304 Pat, Osmundesayk 1323MinAcct 45, Osmondak (e )1438, 1450 WillY, Ossendak 1491 Ipm, Hossindike 1535 VE, Os (s )ingdike 1540, 1549 WillY, Ossendike 1588 ib, 1595 FF, Osendyke 1641 Rates. 'Osmund's oak-tree', v. eik . The pers.n. is OE  Ōsmund . The modern form with -dyke is an analogical substitution.