It looks like a contraction of Au-uerno, like Latin 'ab'. DLG p60.
Perhaps Bede didn't want it associated with Avernus at the gates of Hell.
Krahe lists the lake on p 43.
---- Anthony Appleyard <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Tom Ikins <[log in to unmask]> wrote:-
> > Is there a reason that Canterbury's Roman name is considered to be Duroverno rather than DuroAverno?
> > All but Ptolemy's very corrupt form support DuroAverno.
>
> What does "averno-" mean in Common Celtic? (I know that "verno-" means "alder".)
Tom Ikins
The Roman Map of Britain
http://www.romanmap.com
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