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Leofsidu
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Discussion of the name
Leofsidu is an Old English feminine name comprising the elements lēof ‘dear’ and sidu ‘custom, manner, conduct, purity’.The only pre-Domesday occurrence of this name in the PASE corpus is that for Leofsidu 1, a late tenth- or early eleventh-century nun associated with Romsey Abbey.
Forms of the name
Spellings in Domesday Book: Lefsida, LeusedaForms in modern scholarship:
von Feilitzen head forms: Lēofsidu
Phillimore edition: Leofsida
Alecto edition: Leofsidu
Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
Holder 1066
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk | 14,138 | Oakley | Leuseda | Leofsidu 'of Oakley' | Baldwin, abbot of Bury St Edmunds | Baldwin, abbot of Bury St Edmunds | Jocelin the lorimer | 0.25 | 0.13 | 0.13 | B | Map |
| Wiltshire | 5,7 | Winterbourne | Lefsida | Leofsidu 'of Winterbourne' | - | Geoffrey, bishop of Coutances | - | 2.50 | 1.50 | 4.00 | B | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Sub-subtenant in 1086
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk | 14,138 | Oakley | Leuseda | Leofsidu 'of Oakley' | Baldwin, abbot of Bury St Edmunds | Baldwin, abbot of Bury St Edmunds | Jocelin the lorimer | 0.25 | 0.13 | 0.13 | B | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||