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Old English 'meresteall' and Old Swedish '*marstall'. A Northwest Germanic Compound and Place Name Element?

Fridell, Staffan (York University, 2009)

In the province of Uppland in Sweden there is a village called 'Marstalla', written 'in marstaldum', 'in marstal' 1312. The first element has been interpreted as 'mar' (marsh, lake) or '*mar' (horse). In the latter case ...