Brigstow

English

Etymology

Earlier form of Bristol (whose etymology see), the spelling whereof arose from the disappearance of g, and from the local dialect that adds a -l unto words ending in vowel.

Proper noun

Brigstow

  1. (obsolete) Bristol

References
  • “Bristol” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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