Blair Collection > Archaeologia Britannica, giving some account additional to what has been hitherto publish'd, of the languages, histories and customs of the original inhabitants of Great Britain

TIT.I. COMPARATIVE ETYMOLOGY.
Obs.U. Words Obsolete
In Some Dialects, Re-
T A I n'd In Others.
Latin Go^el written about loco
years Jitice, -which once belong d to
that Church, but is now preferv d
in the Cathedral at Uckfeld ; by
the name of St. Chads Gojpel
Oj-dendir i)ca j-cpipno quod
dedejiic ]n\. -j luich spechi
cpeb j;uidauc — h. c)C cenj-u)'
ciuj- douceinc rojirh hamahajui-
m 1 i))ham hadouceinr roprh
i ipsacm hajiuch ha douceinc
munnudcn do 'jjco eliudodf .
f. j-acuiinj^uid f". nobif f . j;u-
upci ^".cuculp c". te laici)- Cin-
juepn €■ Collbui tf. CohopTjec
cEjimmc. houpdu.qicunqcu-
jTodicpir be diccu)" epic i qi
}-panxepic maladicc j; ejii- a diT.
Which 1 read thus: Oltcndic ifta
fcriptio, quod dcdcrit Rhefus &
FamiliaGrethi, Trevwydhog-
Hic c(t cenfus ejus : Doy kant
torth a maharen ynyr kdv, a doy
kant torth yn y gaev, a hwch j a
doy kant mamradhen ( fev Dysk-
leu ymmenynj Deo 6c SandoE-
liudo, [wz..Teilaul DcusTeftis;
Sidyrnwydh Teitis: Nnvys
Teftisj GurgiT.GwydhulvT.
De Laicis Kynwern T. Kolh-
wyn T. Gurgcnc T. Ervin T
Hurdh T. Quicunque cuftodi-
eric benedidtus eric, qui tregerit
maledidtus erit a Deo.
Aultruan , A God-mother. Wal.
fElhdrewyn, a Step -mother.
Rhonwen oedh Elhdrewyn
gwerchevyr vendigaed, Galf. L.
6 14.
Dohadzhedh, The Afternoon, q. d.
diwedh dydh , the later part of
the day.
Houldreval, 5«»-r»^g,-q.d. Hayl-
dhyrchavel.
Gyrgirik, A Partridge: q. d. Kor-
gark, /. e. Kor-iar.
Klcdh, The left ; Dorn kledh, the
left hand: Hence probably our
Gogledh for the North; as Dc-
hey ( or Right ) for the Satith.
Kcntar, A nail; Wal . f Kethr.
Brennik, A Limpet ; m Cardigan-
fhire, Brennig.
Trenk, Sower: Trunk yn yr hen
gymraeg ocdh Golj; ne Leilu
Kontrevak , A Neighbour., q. d
WaJ. Kyddrcvaug, of the fame
Town, die.
Lcgaft, A Lobffe'r. In the Wclfh
Diffionarv, Legaft if render'dPo-
J)'pus out of Liber Landavenfis ;
hut erroveoufly IfuppofeJ'eeingit's
nfanifeHly the fame word, with the
Latin LccuftSj and that it's at
this day, us' din that fin fe in Corn-
wall. 0::e Jbrt of this Legaft,
( calTd otherwifi by the Cornijh
Gavar mor ) the IVeflern Englijl.'
calTd anciently Legltcr , after-
wards Lengftcr , and vow Lone
Oiftcr.
Kaer Esk , The City of Exceter Jo
caWd from the Rrver Elsit, [Lac.
Ifca] which the Saxons by a tran-
J>os'd pronunciation have calld Ex,
Obs. II. Words Obsolete
In Some Di ALECTS, Re-
tai n'd In Others.
whence Ex-ccafter, Exanceaftcr,
Exanmuthc & thence Eaxan, i^c.
The Axmot- Language agrees fo
much with the Cornijh ; that they
alfb retain ( with Jbme Dijjerevce
nf Vronunciatioji) all thcje words
amongft many more that have bee?!
long Jincc dijiis' d in Wales. Such
as Mat Good, a7id Madou goods
or Riches ; Morhu;t;, a porpoije ;
y\ncerhUA;, a flitch of Bacon i
Gwcren , a tankard , probably
from our Guirod, which anciently
Jignified Drink, but is now us'd
only in N.VV ales and that in the
J'ameJenJ'e with the Ertgl'Jh Wal-
lail; Kiltinen, a chejs-nut, Olive-
Zen [Wal. fOlwydhcn] an
olive-tree i Gid, a hare; Guys,
ajiw, Kazek koat, a wood-pecker;
Genaued, a morj'el ; tfgar, a leg ;
Divefgcrgam, bow-leg d.^c[.d. yn
ai dhuy cigir yn gam , Galek ,
French, or pertaining to French;
the French Tongue ^ i5cc.
Some Words of the Irifh Language
Noted in their Old Manujirtpt Vo-
cabularies as Objolete or Uncommon ;
but JliU Retain'd ( and for the moji
part of Common XJJe) iuthe&huih.
fAdhas, Good; Wal Fit, Con-
venient.
I Agh, A cow; Wal. Y^, an Ox
fAinfearc, Hatred, q. d W. An-
fea.
f Air;eion, A fide ; whence probably
our Er^juyn guely ; the Bed fide.
t Aifgeir, A Mountain : There are
a great many Mountains in Wales
of the name o/"Elgir \ but fo us'd
Metaphorically, the word properly
Jignifyivg a Leg ; as wejhali have
occafion to objerve eljewhere. There
being aljbjeveral mountains fo de-
nominated in Ireland and Scot-
land ; they have thence perhaps
aljign'd it this Interpretation.
t Allaidh, Wild, Savage: Gelhtydh
[al. Elltydh] is us' din Jhne parts
of Wales for woods; eljewhere
Alhc [ plur. Elhcydh ] fignifies
the fide of a hiU or any fieep a-
fcent.
t Aviavair, Mute ; dumb.
f Amri, A Cup-board i W. f Al-
mari.
tArd, Noble; Alfo Strong. Wal
Hardh, Fair, proper, handfome.
t Afa, Ajhoo; Wal. Efgid. Q,
t Afeadh, Tea, even; VV. Sev^ ys
fev.
fBalk, Great or mighty ; W.Bal;*;,
Proud, haughty, arrogant.
t Banna;^ '■> Lhuynog ne gadno
Lhylenu mae'ndebygol yu hun,
megis ped vae J groen yn bais
bannog.
tBarn , A Judge; Wal. Judge-
ment.
fBan, Abufi.^ofhair. Lat Coma.
In the Cornijh and Armoric, Bar
fignifies the top or fummit of any
thing i and m the balquc or Can-
B
Gas II. Words Obsolete
In Some Dialects, Re-
tain'd In Others.
tabrian , Burua w a head. Bar
fignijied formerly in the Wellli a
bujh, whether of hair e oroffprigs
or of branches . whence m Mon-
niouthlhue a>:d licrefordfliire,
the Mijfeltoe - l.ujh 1, yet catl'd
yA^cl-var j and hence both the Irijh
Barragal, and the Welfh Bug for
the tops of Trees, and Hrige, hair ;
which we find in the name of the
Herb Mayden-kair, Brigc Gwc-
ner, CaptUus Veneris, al. Qualht
y voruyn.
t Bed, ^ Deed or Aftion; W Peth
A thmg. '
t Biail, A hatchet , W. Buyalh.
t Bil, The Mouth ; Hence in Cardi-
ganfhire and eljewhere Bil is the
rnouth of a Vejfil. Kuppan laun
hyd V vyl, &c.
Bior, Water; W. Bcrur , water
Crejfes. & Bvrdhyn, a River in
Glam.
Bir <5c Bearr, Short.
t Blaodh , A Cry, a Shout, W
Bloedh.
t Bos, A hand, and Bas, the palm
of the hand; V.' .B\s , a finger.
t Brae, A hand; Brai;i, an arm.
fBran, A raven; \V. Bran, any
crow: Kig-vran, a raven; Yd-
vran, a rook; Kog-vnn, a jack-
daw ; Myl-vran gc Mor-vran ,
a cormorant.
■f Breas, Great: Corn and Armor.
Bras , great ; \N.Fati and alfo
fometimes large , as Bras-geir;e,
bras-buytho, c^c.
fBri, A hill or promontory; W.
Bre, whence Pen-bre, Moel-vre,
(Q-C.
t Bronn , A Breafi. Peftut , PI.
Wal. Mamma.
jBuavall, Ahorne; W. B)'elin, a
drinking-horne ; deriv'dfromBy-
al, a Bujfelo or wild Bull. Bual,
Bubalus , Bijbn, Urns. Dav in
Did Brit.
iBud.The World; W. Byd.
tDa& Dagh, Good, W. Da.
fDayidh, Burning; W. Dciviad,
Singeing.
tDyil, A Leech; W. Gel.
t DiA;ean, Beheaded; W. Diben.
t Divadh , A Portion or Dowry j
W. Eguedhi, Portion. Diuedhi,
Marriage; Corn. Dimedha.
tDillait, Cloaths , Apparel 1 W
Dilhad, & fDillac.
t Dinn, A hill ; W. Din & Tin,
a fortified hill or Mount ; as we
find by Dinbren al Tinbren, the
Torwnjhip where Kafielh Dinas
Bran in Denbigh/hire is fituated;
as aljb by Din Oruik in Caernar-
vonjhire, and tin Syluy and
Tmd Aechuy in Anglefey. Hence
the Roman Dinuni, Dinium &
Dunum, frequent Terminations
of the names of Cities in Gaul and
Britain, or the Old Englijh Tune,
now Don, Ton, Town &c and
our Modern Brit'i/l.^Dims, a city.
fDirma [An leg. D\TV3?]Atroof
or company; W. T<rva.
■ t Dith