Durham, May 2. 1850.
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_Finkle or Finkel_ (No. 24. p. 384.).--Is not "Finkle" very probably
derived from _Finc_, a finch, in the A.-S.? _Fingle_ Bridge, which
spans the river Teign, amidst some most romantic scenery, has the
following etymology assigned to it by a local antiquary, W.T.P. Short,
Esq. (vide _Essay on Druidical Remains in Devon_, p. 26.): "_Fyn_,
a terminus or boundary; and _Gelli_, hazel, the hazeltree limits or
boundary." But, Query, is not the second syllable rather _Gill_, akin
to the numerous tribe of "gills" or "ghylls," in the North Countrie?