The first sentence mis-cites the word in question.
K
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Sent: 22 January 2019 17:33
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Subject: Re: London/Londinium
It’s interesting that london was a word for forest. Perhaps the north side of the Thames was heavily forested, but what would the language be?
Stephen
On 22 Jan 2019, at 12:49, Martin Counihan <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
Just as a matter of interest: I used to wonder if there might be a connection between "London" and the various places in France called "La Londe". There isn't. But, for those who can read French, there is a rather good explanation of "La Londe" here:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Londe
Martin
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