Salisbury / Sarum

[Jen]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> Benjamin wrote:
> 
> > Indeed not, it's pronounced Sarum.

> Linguistic student that I am, I cannot fathom how they got /sarum/ 
> from
> Salisbury. Edinburgh I can about process. Worchestershire I can
> see. But
> this one's out there.

>From the OED's etymology (which Simon didn't quote):

[med.L. Sarum (indeclinable), app. evolved from a misunderstanding of 
the abbreviation Sarz for Sarisburia Salisbury.]

(I love having access to the OED online.  *So* much easier than 
consulting the paper volumes.  Grateful thoughts to Rutgers for 
providing off-campus, alumnae(i) access to their network.)

--jen :)

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