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Lower Deviock
(EN)
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Devyek Woles
(KW)
Type:
Settlement
Parish:
Deviock
Hundred:
East Wivelshire
Notes:
Note: It is possible that <devi> could be a variant of the verb <dewi> to burn. This verb is <devin> in Breton.
Elements:
-ek
Meaning:
abounding in [suffix]
devi
Meaning:
?Obscure
goles
Meaning:
lower
Elements notes:
<devi> obscure + <-ek> adjectival suffix + <goles> 'lower'
Historic forms:
Liteldevyok 1399 (Gover, 1948) Lower Deviock 1884 (farm)(Symons, 1884) Lower Deviock 1888 (OS, 1888) Lower Deviock 2015 (OS, 2015)