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THE REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF SOME NAMES FOR ‘COW-SHED’ IN ENGLAND AND WALES

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Source: David Parry. Grammar and Glossary of Anglo-Welsh Dialects (1999).

beast-house; cow-shed; cow-house; cow-stall; shippon; cow-bay


BEAST ORIGIN: Middle English from Old French beste, based on Latin bestia.

“ 1. an animal, esp. a large or dangerous four-footed one; 2. (usu. beasts) a domestic animal, esp. a bovine farm animal”.

COW ORIGIN: Old English cū, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koe and German Kuh, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin bos and Greek bous.

“ 1. a fully grown female animal of a domesticated breed of ox, used as a source of milk or beef; 2. (loosely) a domestic bovine animal, regardless of sex or age; 3. (in farming) a female domestic bovine animal that has borne more than one calf”.

HOUSE ORIGIN: Old English hūs (noun), hūsian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch huis, German Haus (nouns), and Dutch huizen, German hausen (verbs).

“ 1. a building for human habitation, esp. one that is lived in by a family or small group of people. 1.3. (with adj.) a building in which animals live or in which things are kept.

SHED ORIGIN: late 15th cent., apparently a variant of the noun shade ”.

“ 1. a simple roofed structure, typically made of wood or metal, used as a storage space, a shelter for animals, or a workshop”.

STALL ORIGIN: Old English steall ‘stable or cattle shed,’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stal, also to stand. Early senses of the verb included ‘reside, dwell’ and ‘bring to a halt’.

“ 1. a stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market or large covered area; 2. an individual compartment for an animal in a stable or barn, enclosed on three sides”.

SHIPPON derived from Old English scypen f (-ne/-na) ‘shippon, stall, cattle-shed’.

BAY ORIGIN: late Middle English from Old French baie, from baer ‘to gape,’ from medieval Latin batare, of unknown origin.

“ 1. a recessed or enclosed area”.



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