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CHAPTER VII.
THE IDEA OF SETTLED OWNERSHIP, AS DIS-
TINGUISHED FROM THAT OF MERE
ARBITRARY OR CONDITIONAL POSSES-
SION : EXPRESSED BY LE, WITH: OLD
IRISH LA.
One way in which, as we have seen,
the Celt became related to his property,
or rather his property to him, was by
his having it near him, and being able
to keep it there. This he expressed
in language by means of the preposition
aig, at. What we call his property may
have been captured by violence, and may
have been retained by force. Or it may
have been left under his charge for a season
by a man of stronger arms who might
THE IDEA OF SETTLED OWNERSHIP, AS DIS-
TINGUISHED FROM THAT OF MERE
ARBITRARY OR CONDITIONAL POSSES-
SION : EXPRESSED BY LE, WITH: OLD
IRISH LA.
One way in which, as we have seen,
the Celt became related to his property,
or rather his property to him, was by
his having it near him, and being able
to keep it there. This he expressed
in language by means of the preposition
aig, at. What we call his property may
have been captured by violence, and may
have been retained by force. Or it may
have been left under his charge for a season
by a man of stronger arms who might
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Vestigia celtica > (63) |
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| Description | Celtic footprints in philology ethics and religion. |
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| Shelfmark | Blair.1 |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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