Talk:harborough
Add topicLatest comment: 5 years ago by -sche in topic Found some evidence
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"Obsolete spelling of harbour"
Etymologically implausible. All I seem to find are references to w:Market Harborough. Chuck Entz (talk) 03:01, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
- That pretty much sums it up. - -sche (discuss) 08:29, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
- Note that this comes from Webster 1913, which also has the spelling harbrough. I have no idea whether the word is valid. Equinox ◑ 01:51, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
Found some evidence
[edit]Perhaps the entry should be recreated. In Google Books, I just found "having upon sea borde greate sandes, which do make the harborough good", and "many ilands good harboroughs for ships which they dicovered as they passed". I'll leave it someone else if they want to. Equinox ◑ 11:00, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
- It's in the OED too, plus another form, harborow. Equinox ◑ 11:01, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
- Impressive, this is another example of how many books Google keeps on digitizing, that this is citable now. Thanks for checking back on it. - -sche (discuss) 23:01, 28 December 2018 (UTC)