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Source "King of the North" by Max Adams: "The Old English ending -wic ... means farm, as in Keswick (cheese farm), or Goswick (goose farm) ... but it might den
by gerdesj 6y ago
Source "King of the North" by Max Adams:
"The Old English ending -wic ... means farm, as in Keswick (cheese farm), or Goswick (goose farm) ... but it might denote a periodic, opportunistic beach market ... for example Lundenwic (London), Gypeswic (Ipswitch) and so on."
- phaemon 6y agoIt seems it came to be applied to farms in some areas, but it was more widely used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/-wich_town https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/-wich_town