rhosgobel

place name. Brownhay

Elements

Word	Gloss
rhosc	“russet, brown”
gobel	“walled house or village, town”

Rhosgobel

Rhosgobel

Rhosgobel, glossed as "russet village or 'town' (enclosure)", is evidently a compound of rhosc ("brown") and gobel ("walled house or village, town"). The name of the house was perhaps a reference to its resident, the Brown Wizard.