Richard; A wayne (or wain) is a wagon (as in Constable's famous painting "the haywain"). so I imagine it's a building where the wagons were kept. Best wishes Paul Prescott > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Talbot" <richard.talbot88@btinternet.com> > To: <OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 5:26 PM > Subject: [OEL] meaning of word > > >> In a manorial court document dated 1711 in the description of a house it >> continues to mention 'a wayne house to the same messuage'. >> >> Would anyone know the meaning of a wayne house. >> Many thanks >> Richard Talbot UK >> >> >> ==================================== >> WEB PAGE: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ >> ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OLD-ENGLISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >