jan 1, 1483 - tang
Description:
From an Old Norse word that meant ‘point’ which could be applied to ‘points’ or spits of land in place-names, for example Tang (Felliscliffe) and Tang Hall (Osbaldwick). In connection with cutlery it referred to the metal extension by which a blade is fitted into its handle and in this sense it is on record from the fifteenth century. 1483 <i>A Tange of A knyfe</i> (OED).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1483
Now
~ 542 years ago