- byht
- 1. m (-es/-as) 1 bend, angle, corner; bay, bight; [búgan]; 2. 2 n (-es/-) dwelling [búan]
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Aisbett — This uncommon name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is found principally in the northern counties of England. It may be either a topographical or a locational surname; if the latter, it derives from a minor, unrecorded or now lost place believed to… … Surnames reference
Bight — (b[imac]t), n. [OE. bi[yogh]t a bending; cf. Sw. & Dan. bugt bend, bay; fr. AS. byht, fr. b[=u]gan. [root]88. Cf. {Bout}, {Bought} a bend, and see {Bow}, v.] 1. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse s knee; the bight of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bight — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English byht bend, bay; akin to Old English būgan to bend more at bow Date: 15th century 1. a bend in a coast forming an open bay; also a bay formed by such a bend 2. a slack part or loop in a rope … New Collegiate Dictionary
Bitterne — Infobox UK place country = England map type = Southampton official name= Bitterne latitude = 50.9133 longitude = 1.3616 population = 13,177Cite web | url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3 b=6073261… … Wikipedia
bheug- — To bend; with derivatives referring to bent, pliable, or curved objects. Derivatives include bagel, buxom, and bog. I. Variant form *bheugh in Germanic *beug . 1. a. bee2, from Old English bēag, a ring; b … Universalium
bight — /buyt/, n. 1. the middle part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends. 2. the loop or bent part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends. 3. a bend or curve in the shore of a sea or river. 4. a body of water bounded by such a bend. 5. a bay or … Universalium
Naisbet — This unusual and interesting name is a variant of the Northern English and Scottish locational surname Nesbit or Nisbit . There are several places so called in the Border region (Northumberland especially), the derivation being from the Northern… … Surnames reference
Naisbit — This unusual and interesting name is a variant of the Northern English and Scottish locational surname Nesbit or Nisbit . There are several places so called in the Border region (Northumberland especially), the derivation being from the Northern… … Surnames reference
Naisbitt — This unusual and interesting name is a variant of the Northern English and Scottish locational surname Nesbit or Nisbit . There are several places so called in the Border region (Northumberland especially), the derivation being from the Northern… … Surnames reference
Nesbit — This unusual and interesting name is a variant of the Northern English and Scottish locational surname Nesbit or Nisbit . There are several places so called in the Border region (Northumberland especially), the derivation being from the Northern… … Surnames reference
