Sorry I can't give a direct reference, but Patrick Sims-Williams in
ACPNEAM, p.205, discussing the pl-n Arba, which he relates to IE arw-
'acre', refers to a paper by Andrew Breeze (2001) 'The British-Latin
Place-names Arbeia...', in Durham Archaeological Journal 16, 21-5,
which I haven't seen. S-W says AB suggests a different etymology for
Arbeia.
Henry
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From: Keith Briggs <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Mon, 28 May 2012 9:53
Subject: [EPNL] Arbeia
In Michael Wood’s Britannia program
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00r12j5/The_Great_British_Story_A_
Peoples_History_Britannia/), the name Arbeia was explained as ‘fort of
the Arabs’. This seems to come from Wikipedia and I cannot find it
in any reputable book. It’s impossible, isn’t it?
Keith
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