A Survey of English Bynames: Botswine

by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (Kathleen M. O'Brien)

© 2002-2013 by Kathleen M. O'Brien. All rights reserved.
Version 1.0, updated 18 May 2013


Botswine
"Occup. 'the boat-swain,' one who held the tiller; cf. coxwain, i.e. cogswain, from cog, a boat (v. Swain)." (Bardsley, p. 114 s.n. Boatswain)
 
NameAdditional DescriptionDateSource
RichardleBotsweyn 1301Bardsley (p. 114 s.n. Boatswain)
Edward Botswine temp. Elizabeth IBardsley (p. 114 s.n. Boatswain)


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