Etymograph

English

Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness comes from Old English scēo + burh ‘fortress providing shelter’.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150scēo + burh‘fortress providing shelter’
  2. EnglishtodayShoeburyness

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150scēo + burh‘fortress providing shelter’
  2. EnglishtodayShoeburyness

The story

Shoebury Ness is a ness (flat headland) in the Thames Estuary, on the southern edge of the town. Shoebury is from Old English scēo + burh (‘fortress providing shelter’), recorded as Sceobyrig early 10th century, Soberia in 1086 (DB), and Shoberynesse in the 16th century.

Every English word from Old English scēo + burh

Today it means

name A town situated on the Thames Estuary in Southend-on-Sea borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9485).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old English scēo + burh / Shoeburyness

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