The substitution of Middle English -o- for Old English -u- before -m-, -n-, or -r- was a scribal habit before minims to avoid misreading the letters in the old style handwriting, which jammed letters. The practice similarly transformed some, monk, tongue, worm.
Bellbrook is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,943 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Welcome to Bellville, Ohio. 1  Bellville is dissected by SR13, SR97 and I-71 in the beautiful rolling hills of southern Richland County. Bellville is about halfway between Cleveland and Columbus.