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CELTIC LANGUAGE.
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to carry about that key which can unlock no Treasures ? But
this is False ; that Tongue affording Monuments of Antiquity,
some being left, though many be lost, and more had been ex-
tant, but for want of Diligence in Seeking, and Carefulnesse
in Preserving them."
British, or Welsh, and English-
Gwledd, a feast
Gwlyb, a wet
Gwlych, wet
Gwn, a gown
Gwp, head of a bird
Gwr, a man
Gwyar, gore
Gwydd, a goose
Gwyddel, a Gael
Gwyl, a festival
Gwylan, a gull
Gwyll, gloom
Gwyllys, the will
Gwyraon, wrack
Gwyn, fair
Gwyr, oblique
Gwys, notice
Hab, chance
Hael, liberal
Halen, salt
Halogi, to defile
Hallt, saline
Hanesu, to narrate
Har, a|)tness to overtop
Hebog, a hawk
Hecyn, a notch
Hedd, tranquillity
Heilin, bounteous
Heig, careful, looking about
Heli, salt water
Helig, willow
Helw, possession
Hen, old
Henur, an older
Hergar, irritation
Hidlaid, distilleries
Hil, issue
Hin, weather
Hinon, calm weather
Hlr, long
Hoedlawg, having life
Gaelic and English.
fleadh, a feast
glibe, sleet
fliuch, wetness
gdn, a gown
gop, bill
fear, a man
gaor, contents of the belly
geadh, a goose
gaidheal, a Celt
feill, a high feast
faoilleann, a gull
goill, gloomy
aillcas, will, pleasure
fearainn, wrack
fionn, fair
fiar, oblique
fios, a notice
tap, a chance
fial, generous
salunn, salt, gen. shalan
salaich, to defile
saillte, salt, gen. shaillt
seanchas, narration, gen. sheanacha
sar, worthy
seabhog, a hawk, gen. sheobhag
eag, a notch
sith, peace
feillidh, bounteous
sealg, hunting
saile, salt water
seileach, willow
seilbh, possession
sean, old
seanair, a grandfather
feargor, provoking
sileadh, distilling, dropping
siol, seed
sion, weather
8oininn, calm weather
sir, continuance
saoghalach, having long life
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