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PATRONYMICA

Pryce renders Lewarn, Louarn, the fox place; but does not give the etymology. It is probably from lê, lu-warnen, the place of the elder-tree.

LEZARD. From Lizard or Lizart district; from lis-ard, the high court, hall, or palace.

LEZEREA. From lis-rea, the wonderful court or hall (?).

LIDGEY. There is a place called Canalidgey in St. Issey. Le-gy would signify the place by the river or brook. Laig is a layman; lug, a tower; lagan, a pond, pool, lake; lued, luth, mire, filth.

LILLATHEW. This name may mean the holy goat or the black goat. Thew has the various significations of black, holy, side, and God; lill is a goat. (Tew, thew, a side.)

LIMBRICK. Same as Lambrick, q. v.

LINKINHORNE. From Linkinhorne in East hundred; properly Lankinhorne, or rather Langanhoarn; from lan-gan-hoarn, the iron church or enclosure.

LINYON. See Lanyon.

LISSANT. From Lezant in East hundred, for Lansant; from lan-sant, the holy church, or the saints' church (All Hallows).

LOE. From loe, lo, loo, a lake or pool. There are East and West Looe.

LOSTWITHIEL, or LESTWITHIEL. From Lostwithiel, formerly cap. of Cornwall. Carew translates Lostwithiel "lion's tail"! I derive it from les-uthiel, -uhal, the lofty palace.

LOUARN. See Lewarn.

LUDDRA. From led, ledra, a cliff or steep hill. Mr. Robert Luddra built the tower of the church in Mullion in

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