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.
Town of Cairnbrook, Cairnbrook, Somerset County, PA. Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. Notes: Significance: The Philadelphia-based Loyal Hanna Coal & Coke Company developed its No. 6 and No. 7 mines in Cairnbrook, beginning in 1912. The mine cars at Cairnbrook were pulled by mules prior to the electrification of the mines and the company's mules were housed and fed in this well-preserved mule barn.