[Spridgets] Bugeye rear ends 100-6 (Steel bonnet wanted)

[Hal Faulkner]

Could be.  However, the 'u' in cumberland is not pronounced "oo" so I don't
know if the spelling came before the pronunciation or after....
What we may have here is a "chicken-and-egg" conundrum.  My OED is buried
somewhere in a house turned upside-down for replacement of floors so I can't
really be certain.  And, what about "cummerbund"?
Hal

On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 7:57 PM, David Lieb <72spridget at gmail.com> wrote:

> > noun British .
> > a narrow valley or deep hollow, esp. one enclosed on all but one side.
> > ________________________________
> > Origin:
> > OE cumb  valley < British Celtic; cf. cwm
>
> So it would be related to the root of Cumberland?
> David L