Blair Collection > Grammatica celtica > Volume 1
(301)
Download files
Complete book:
Individual page:
Thumbnail gallery: Grid view | List view
II. 1. ARTICULTJS BRITANNICUS. 239
vetustis, qumn sola raclix in usu sit, unius igitur ejustlemque for-
mae per omnes casus et numeros. INIanifestum est^ in ea forma-
rum sterilitate britannica signa ad designanda substantivorum ge-
nera jam defecisse, quibus largiter utitur vetusta hibernica lingua.
Est radix britannici articuli ut hibernici N, quae per se
sola apparet inclinata ad praepositiones praecedentes terminatas
a vocalibus, e. gr. do, da, di (ad), tre (per), o (ex) etc, in lingua
armorica tam vetusta, e. gr. in chartul. Rhedon. 1, 39 in chart.
a. 821 : don roch ("ad rocham" ibid. 1, 41 in chart. a. S24 ; i. e.
ad rupem), quam in Vita S. Nonnae : dan hro (ad terram) IG, 7.
dren hro (per terram) 2, 6. etren hedis (inter mundi habitatores)
160, 11, in quo eodem libro obtinet articuli deiiniti positionis ab-
sohitae forma an, et indefiniti un, semper adhuc cum w. Nec
difFert cornicus articukis definitus an, inclinatus item ad vocales
finales praecedentium particularum, e. gr. the (ad), ha (et) : then
hys (ad mmidum) Pass. 5, 2. 43, 4. then meneth (ad montem) 52,
1. then menythyoic (montibus) 170, 1. han henenas (et mulicres)
169, 4, et indefinitus n7i, on : taar hen un meneth (ad apicem
montis alicujus) Pass. 16, 1. un venyn (mulier aliqua) 84, 1. on
hurges, on mareg (civis, miles quidam) 214, 1. 217, 1. Mirus
ideo usus est hodiernae linguae armoricae, quae n utriusque arti-
culi an (ccnn), et tm (eumi) servat ante vocales solummodo et h,
ante liquidam n (ante l assimilatur in l), et ante dentales d, t,
ante reliquas consonas autem mutat in r. Magisque mirus com-
munis usus liquidae r pro n articuli definiti (indefinitum enim
recentiorem adhuc ignorat, ut hibernica) jam in vetusta lingua
cambrica, in qua articulus absolutae positionis est ir, cujus r, ut 7i
armorica, sola per se obvia est incHnata ad praepositiones di (=
hibern. do), o (ex): dir (= armor. hibern. don), or (= hibern. on).
1. Cambricus vetustioris linguae IR, (I)K per oimies
casus.
Sing. nom. : irdigatma (gi. area), irtinetic oceenn gulan (gl.
tincta murice lana) in gi. Oxon. In notationibus Oxon. de men-
suris : irpimphet eterin (quinta avis), irnimer hichan , irmaur
nimer (numerus parvus, magnus), ir his hichcm (parvus digitus).
maliduc ir claiid (ut ducit fossa) Lib. Land. 216.
Genit. ?iom ir hJeuporthetic huch (gl. templa lanigerae ju-
vencae) gi. Oxon. In libro Landav. : ncmt ir hehauc (vallis acci-
vetustis, qumn sola raclix in usu sit, unius igitur ejustlemque for-
mae per omnes casus et numeros. INIanifestum est^ in ea forma-
rum sterilitate britannica signa ad designanda substantivorum ge-
nera jam defecisse, quibus largiter utitur vetusta hibernica lingua.
Est radix britannici articuli ut hibernici N, quae per se
sola apparet inclinata ad praepositiones praecedentes terminatas
a vocalibus, e. gr. do, da, di (ad), tre (per), o (ex) etc, in lingua
armorica tam vetusta, e. gr. in chartul. Rhedon. 1, 39 in chart.
a. 821 : don roch ("ad rocham" ibid. 1, 41 in chart. a. S24 ; i. e.
ad rupem), quam in Vita S. Nonnae : dan hro (ad terram) IG, 7.
dren hro (per terram) 2, 6. etren hedis (inter mundi habitatores)
160, 11, in quo eodem libro obtinet articuli deiiniti positionis ab-
sohitae forma an, et indefiniti un, semper adhuc cum w. Nec
difFert cornicus articukis definitus an, inclinatus item ad vocales
finales praecedentium particularum, e. gr. the (ad), ha (et) : then
hys (ad mmidum) Pass. 5, 2. 43, 4. then meneth (ad montem) 52,
1. then menythyoic (montibus) 170, 1. han henenas (et mulicres)
169, 4, et indefinitus n7i, on : taar hen un meneth (ad apicem
montis alicujus) Pass. 16, 1. un venyn (mulier aliqua) 84, 1. on
hurges, on mareg (civis, miles quidam) 214, 1. 217, 1. Mirus
ideo usus est hodiernae linguae armoricae, quae n utriusque arti-
culi an (ccnn), et tm (eumi) servat ante vocales solummodo et h,
ante liquidam n (ante l assimilatur in l), et ante dentales d, t,
ante reliquas consonas autem mutat in r. Magisque mirus com-
munis usus liquidae r pro n articuli definiti (indefinitum enim
recentiorem adhuc ignorat, ut hibernica) jam in vetusta lingua
cambrica, in qua articulus absolutae positionis est ir, cujus r, ut 7i
armorica, sola per se obvia est incHnata ad praepositiones di (=
hibern. do), o (ex): dir (= armor. hibern. don), or (= hibern. on).
1. Cambricus vetustioris linguae IR, (I)K per oimies
casus.
Sing. nom. : irdigatma (gi. area), irtinetic oceenn gulan (gl.
tincta murice lana) in gi. Oxon. In notationibus Oxon. de men-
suris : irpimphet eterin (quinta avis), irnimer hichan , irmaur
nimer (numerus parvus, magnus), ir his hichcm (parvus digitus).
maliduc ir claiid (ut ducit fossa) Lib. Land. 216.
Genit. ?iom ir hJeuporthetic huch (gl. templa lanigerae ju-
vencae) gi. Oxon. In libro Landav. : ncmt ir hehauc (vallis acci-
Set display mode to: Large image | Transcription
Images and transcriptions on this page, including medium image downloads, may be used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence unless otherwise stated. 
| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Grammatica celtica > Volume 1 > (301) |
|---|
| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/75783064 |
|---|
| Description | Volume I of Zeuss's "Grammatica celtica", Leipzig:Weidmann, 1853. |
|---|---|
| Attribution and copyright: |
|
| Description | "... e monumentis vetustis tam hibernicae linguae quam britannicae dialecti cambricae cornicae armoricae nec non e gallicae priscae reliquiis." A complete Grammar of the four ancient Celtic dialects--Irish or Gaelic--and the three British dialects, Welsh, Cornish, and Armoric. Written in Latin. 2 volumes. |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | Blair.18-19 |
| Additional NLS resources: | |
More information
|
|
| Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
|---|
| Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
|---|