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.
Willowbrook, DuPage County, Illinois. This article is about village in DuPage County. For the unincorporated area, see Willowbrook, Will County, Illinois. For the school in Villa Park, Illinois, see Willowbrook High School. Willowbrook is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,967 at the 2000 census.