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Eelchist(lost)

Other OS name in the Parish of Holme St Cuthbert

Historical Forms

  • Eill Chist 1587,1656 PR
  • Eallkist 1587 Will
  • Eldchist 1596 PR

Etymology

( lost ) is Eill Chist 1587, 1656PR , Eallkist 1587Will , Eldchist 1596PR , Eelchist 1772 Inscription . Probably from ǣl , ' eel and OE c (i )est , ' chest , ' not recorded in NED or EDD , but identical in meaning with Lines dial . eel-trunk ' box with holes in it , in which eels were kept alive for the table . '