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. 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. The Clear Fork Creek meanders through our village as does the B&O Bike Trail.