I already suggested this meaning at 10:27:18 yesterday, citing OED †wombling. What is the source of information about the Scots word? What is the date of its usage? Keith ________________________________ From: The English Place-Name List <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Stephen Doughety <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 30 September 2020 06:42 To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: What is a wambling? Could it be a place where the oxen wallow? The similar Scots word Wammle can mean both "1. Of the stomach or its contents: to roll, to stir uneasily, rumble queasily …” and 2. "Of persons and animals: to roll about, to wriggle, writhe, slither, wallow …” Stephen On 13 Sep 2020, at 09:38, Keith Briggs <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: A twelfth-century description of land in Assington (Sf) has quoddam wambling in parco de Asintone quod est terra duorum boum(Kalendar of Abbot Samson, ed. Davis p.68). So there's a connection to two cows, but what exactly was it? Keith ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the EPNL list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=EPNL&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/EPNL, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/