A Survey of English Bynames: Animals & Farming

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

© 2002-2013 by Kathleen M. O'Brien. All rights reserved.
Version 1.5, updated 17 March 2013



Hunts Animals

type of animalsomeone who hunts
boar  
deer Stykkebukke (RW p. 427 s.n. Stickbuck) 'stick buck'
Stichehert (RW p. 427 s.n. Stickbuck) 'stick hart'
hare Stikehare (RW p. 427 s.n. Sticker) 'stick hare'
otter Luter (RW p. 288 s.n. Luter)
Lutterer (RW p. 288 s.n. Luter)
wolf Wolfhunt


Raises and Keeps Animals

type of animalsomeone who raisessomeone who usessomeone who sells
bees Beman ('bee-man' - a beekeeper)    
cattle      
fish     Fishmonger
geese Gusehyrd ('goose-herd')
   
horses Palfrey (Bardsley, p. 580 s.n. Palfrey)
Palfreyman (Bardsley, p. 581 s.n. Palfreyman)
Palfreur (Bardsley, pp. 580-1 s.n. Palfreyer)
Sumpter (RW p. 434 s.n. Sumpter) 'driver of a pack-horse'  
hounds   le Herier
 
rooks le Rocherde ('rook-herd')
   
sheep Shepherd
Shipward ('sheep-ward')
   
swans le Swonherde ('sheep-herd')
   


Farming

farm related activity
general farming Farmer
Plowman


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