OE—v. EA, p. 71.
ŒUIL (Fr.),
the eye—(in topography applied to the source of a stream or a fountain; e.g. Arcueil (the arched fountain or aqueduct); Berneuil (the source of the water, bior); Verneuil and Vernel (alder-tree fountain, Lat. vernus); Argenteuil (silver fountain); Bonneuil (good fountain); Nanteuil (the source of the stream); Auneuil (alder-tree fountain, Fr. aune); Auteuil (high fountain); Boisseuil (the woody fountain); Chantilly, anc. Cantilliacum (the head of the water-source).
OFER, or ORE (A.S.),
OVER (Dutch),
UFER (Ger.),
OIR (Gadhelic),
EYRE, or ORE (Scand.), a point,
a border, boundary, or shore—cognate with the Lat. ora and the Grk. horos; e.g. Oare and Ore (the shore), in Kent, Sussex, and Somerset; Windsor, i.e. Windle-sora (the winding shore, A.S. windle); Southover and Westover (the south and west shore); Ventnor (the shore of Gwent, the ancient name of the Isle of Wight); Pershore (the willow shore, pursh), or, according to Camden, corrupt. from Periscorum—in allusion to the abundance of pear-trees in its vicinity; Andover, anc. Andeafaran (the shore or ferry of the R. Anton); Ravensore (the point or promontory of Hrafen, a Scand. personal name); Hanover, anc. Hohenufer (high shore); Elsinore (the point near the town of Helsing), in Denmark; Argyle, Gael. Oirirgaedheal (the coast lands of the Gaels); Dover, in Kent, and Douvres, in Normandy, perhaps from ofer.
OICHE (obs. Gael.),
water; e.g. Oich River and Oichel (the Rivers Ock, Ocker, Ocke, Eck); Loch Oich, Duich (the black water).
ORE (Hindostanee),
a city; e.g. Ellore, Vellore, Nellore; Tanjore, anc. Tanja-nagaram (the city of refuge); Bednore (bamboo city); Mangalore (the city of Mangala-Devi).
ORMR (Scand.),