also cairfax, carefox, carfoix, carfouk, carfoukes, carfowgh, carfox, carfuks CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES from E-NED: Middle English carfuks, -fouk, represent an earlier carreforc(s, -furcs, corresponding to Provencal carreforc, Old French carrefor(s, -four (mod.F. carrefour):-- Latin quadrifurcus four-forked, from quadri- = quatuor four + furca fork; as the French had lost the final 'c' before the 12th century, it is not quite clear how this came into English;—possibly from the Latin form—it could hardly be from the Proven{cced}al; the total absence of the r in English is also notable, esp. as fork was a well-known word from Old English times; but notwithstanding these and other obscure points in the phonetic history, the derivation itself appears to be beyond doubt 1357 - (definition 1) London City Records; see below from E-NED From: The Oxford University and City Guide
A New Edition, 1828 P. 129
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