It looks very much as though the history of the two relevant words has fallen together in some times and places. Formally speaking, burrow and bury appear to continue burg, unless there are regions where the natural phonetic development of beorg would result in the same outcome (i.e. as opposed to barrow). The <u> forms would then be crossed spellings. I can't do the dialect boundary checks until I can unpack my books!
Richard
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From: The English Place-Name List [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jeremy Harte [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 28 June 2011 20:59
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Subject: Re: [EPNL] Rabbit warrens
I don’t know about bury < beorg. In Dorset it was the usual word for Standard English burrow and the same usage can be found online, eg http://avonvalleyferrets.vpweb.co.uk/The-Working-Ferret.html. The OED has earlier references under berry sb3. It might be a parallel development from the etymon of burrow (whatever that is).
Jeremy Harte
From: The English Place-Name List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard Coates
Sent: 27 June 2011 09:48
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Subject: Re: Rabbit warrens
Whatever the outcome of my check, bury is often used, e.g. on Dartmoor and no doubt in many other places (presumably < beorg though the form might suggest burg).
Richard
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Sent: 27 June 2011 09:33
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It seems likely that Richard is wrong, but he'll check!
Richard
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Sent: 27 June 2011 09:26
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Perhaps Richard can corroborate this when he has his books to hand. Tom Williamson claims that the term ‘pillow mounds’ was first used by O G S Crawford in the 1920s. If it is a late name, then it must be very late, and a rare example of archaeological terminology entering the lexicon of place names. Or maybe Williamson is wrong.
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On 27/06/2011 09:15, "Richard Coates" <[log in to unmask]<https://owa.uwe.ac.uk/OWA/UrlBlockedError.aspx>> wrote:
In some late names you may get pillow (for pillow mound) but I'm away from my books and can't check for real instances at the moment.
Richard
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Sent: 27 June 2011 06:47
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Subject: [EPNL] Rabbit warrens
Apart from ‘coney’ and ‘warren’ are there any other elements that might suggest the presence of a warren or other forms of rabbit farming?
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Julia Stanbridge
5 St Edwards Drive
Stow on the Wold
Cheltenham
GLOS GL54 1AW
England
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