[NS-Heralds] Name Help

[minnaar]

Ok... so Wood, Wode, Wodde, and such would be pronounced closer to W-oh-d
the earlier they are seen and Wood later in period (no matter how many O's
or D's?)?  As far as Atte, is it prouncouced simple as "at", "at-teh", or ??

As far as Denes, I looked up in St Gabriel, and Denise (as we prounounce it
today... Deh-nEEse... sorry I'm not good with the common pronunciation
typing) wasn't really used in period, it was more Den-eSS... or did I
misread?  Sorry, I'm writing from work so I don't have the particular report
number offhand.

Thanks!

Also, if anyone knows anyone else who is a funeral-brasses geek, if they
could possibly put me in contact, I would love to eventually get a photo or
rubbing of these folk's brasses.

Adeliz


On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 2:47 AM, Sara L Uckelman <liana at ellipsis.cx> wrote:

> Quoth Bronwyn Noble:
> > That's one possible pronunciation, but I would vote for "dennis" or
> "denise"
> >  The byname Atwood would have been pronounced exactly as written.  "Atte
>
> Only after the Great Vowel Shift
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Vowel_Shift). Prior to that,
> Middle English <oo> was closer to long \o\, as in <note>.
>
> > wood" died out very early on -- in fact I only had one "atte"-something
> in
> > the 900-year range of a project I'm just finished up and that was very
> > early.
>
> <Atte> bynames can be found through the end of our period; in
> Exeter in 1489, I have examples of the byname <Attewyll> (also
> spelled <Attwyll> and <Atwyll>) (see
> http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/english/exeter1489.html<http://www.ellipsis.cx/%7Eliana/names/english/exeter1489.html>),
> and in
> in the 1576 subsidy roll of London, the form <Atteslowe> is recorded
> in Cripplegate ward (the same person is listed in the 1582 subsidy
> roll with the spelling <Atslowe>) (see
> http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/english/tudorlondon.pdf<http://www.ellipsis.cx/%7Eliana/names/english/tudorlondon.pdf>
> ).
>
> -Aryanhwy
>
>
>
>
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