Thixendale :: Survey of English Place-Names (original) (raw)
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Historical Forms
- Sixte(n)dale, Xistendale 1086 DB
- Sextenesdala 1123–8 Ch 1336 _MaryR 1145–60
- Sixtendale, Syxtendale, Syxtendala a.1139 Riev 1161–84 _MaryR c.1250 _Kirkham 1333 _SR 1413 _Kirkham
- Sixtenedale 1156–7 YCh354
- Sixteendale 1617 BM
- Sistenedala 1150–60 YCh461
- Sextendala 1154–81 Ch 1336 _Kirkham 1154–9 c.1250 ib
- Sextenedal' 1161,1162 P
- Sextendaile als. Thissendale 1605 FF
- Sexendale, Sexindale 12th,13th _Kirkham 1329 FF
- Sexendalle 1285 KI
- Sixendale, Syxendale, Syxindale 1263 Baildon 1297 LS 1402 YI
- Thyssyndalle 1548 FF
- Septendaile als. Thissyndaile 1588 FF
- Thixindale, Thixendale 1566 FF 1650 ParlSurv
- Thyxyndall als. Syxyndall 1559 FF
- Thistendale 1695 Morden
- Sexdecim vallibus 1170–81 LeonardR, 1180–9 YCh 984, 1268 FF, etc.
- Sezeuals 1195, 1196 P (p), etc.
- Systyldall (c. 1250 Kirkham)
Etymology
It is sometimes found as Latin Sexdecim vallibus 1170–81_LeonardR_ , 1180–9 YCh 984, 1268 FF, etc. (freq as surname) and French Sezeuals 1195, 1196 P (p), etc.
'Sigsten 's valley,' v. dæl . The pers. name Sighsten is common in OEScand , especially in the form Six (s )ten (Lundgren-Brate 221). It is found a few times in OWScand in the form Sixstein , but the Norw pers. name was probably a loan from Swedish (LindN s.n. Sigsteinn ). In England it occurs as Sistain in DB (NP 121) and enters into the place-name Sysonby (Lei), Sixtenebi 1086 DB. In the case of Thixendale it was clearly confused with the numeral sixteen , hence the Latin and French translations, Sexdecim vallibus and Sezeuals . v. Addenda lx.
The phonetic jump in the later forms of the name is curious, but there is a possible local parallel in Thystildall with a variant Systyldall (c. 1250_Kirkham_ ). On medial x becoming s in the 16th century v. Introd. xxxi.