jan 1, 1588 - eyling

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The OED has two early examples of ‘eling’, both in Yorkshire. They date from 1400 and 1525 and, since both refer to the aisle of a church, ‘eling’ may there be a form of ‘aisling’. In most later cases though an ‘eling’ was an aisle or extension in a domestic building 1588 all the howse rowme being within the foure postes that the foresaid elinges is joined unto, Holbeck (Th1/383); 1617 Nelson’s howse in Brafferton the east end within the poastes … besides the elings xij yeards longe and v yeards broade … (NYRO44/139); 1647 all that East end and parte of one messuage … doth containe One parlour called the Eelinge parlar adjoyninge to the same, Bowling (MM/A/28). In this sense ‘eling’ can be compared with ‘outshut’ 1649 with one Elinge or outshutt, Wooldale (G-A).

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