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cybalist@egroups.com, "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...> wrote:
> The shallow valleys along the south coast of England, where stream
courses cut through the South Downs, are toponymically -deans (hence
placenames like Saltdean, Rottingdean, Ovingdean, etc.). That's *dan-
as well. The east coast of Denmark has lots of similar features.
>
> Piotr
>
>
True, if we are talking about the east coast of Jutland. This is also
where Jelling is, from where Harald Blutooth united or
subjugated "all of Denmark".
Is there any independent confirmation (other than toponyms) that *dan-
is "shallow valley"?
Torsten