Black House Steading
settlement · East Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Black House Steading likely refers to a steading or farmstead that was either dark in appearance or associated with a place called 'Black House'. It combines Old English 'blæc' (black) with 'hūs' (house) and 'stede' (place, farmstead).
Word origins
- Black
- Old Englishblack(from blæc "black")
- House
- Old EnglishAttestedhouse(from hūs "house")
- Steading
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead(from stede "place, farmstead")