LL-L: "Place names" LOWLANDS-L, 04.APR.2001 (01) [E]

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From: Sandy Fleming [sandy at scotstext.org]
Subject: "Place names"

> From: Sandy Fleemin [sandy at scotstext.org]
> Subject: "Pronunciation"
>
> English:          Scots:
>
> Tranent           Ternent
> Glenkinchie       Kinchie
> Haddington        Heddinton
> Pathhead          Pethheid
> Loanhead          Loanheid
> Tynehead          Tyneheid
> Fisherrow         Fisheraw
> Aberlady          Aiberlady
> Eyemouth          Eemooth (Berwickshire)
> Dolphingstone     Dowphiston
> Foulstruther/Wolfstar   Foulster
>
> It's a interestin raw o names, the Anstruther/Anster,
> Foulstruther/Foulster,
> Rutherglen/Ruglen anes. Ony ither anes that fit this pattern?

Another interesting pattern in these place names is the
dropping of the prefixed "Glen" in "Glenkinchie" (Scots
"Kinchie" ['kInSI]) and "Glenrothes" (Scots "Rothes"
['roTIs]). I suspect "Kinchie" and "Rothes" (whatever
that was before it was a new town) are the original
forms and the "Glen" has been prefixed by local
authorities in order to attract tourists or settlers.

I certainly haven't spotted any "glen" at either
Rothes or Kinchie!

Any other examples of this sort of "Glen-" dropping?

Incidentally, why the strange pronunciation of "Rothes"?
Is it a fossilised Middle Scots plural? Is Princes
['prInsIs] Street, Edinburgh also a fossilised plural?
Any other examples of such plurals?

Sandy
http://scotstext.org
A dinna dout him, for he says that he
On nae accoont wad ever tell a lee.
                          - C.W.Wade,
                    'The Adventures o McNab'

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