Excerpt from Toponymics or Derivations From Local Names in English: Studies in Word-Formation and Contributions to English Lexicography This book is a humble tribute to the memory of Erik Bj'o'rkman, late Professor of English at this University. His teaching as well as his brilliant personal qualities evoked in me the interest for English philological studies. From him I received the kindest and most encouraging guidance during my years of study and I owe to him many valuable suggestions for this work. To Doc. Arvid Gabrielson I am also grateful for friendly and helpful advice and criticisms during the final prepar ation of this book, as well as for the interest he has Shown me during all my studies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.