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.L COMPARATIVE ETYMOLOGY.
'Obs.1I. Words Obsolete
j Jn Some Di ALBCT?, And
Retain'd In Others.
'fSeiniftir; A IVindow., \V .Y&-
neftr.
[ Sgafla, A fort of Boat j W. yf-
f Skcinmnea;!;,^/<-*, niml>le,afii've.
W.Yfgavn, Ugtt.
tSleteora;tt,I*e/i'.- W. Lhedrad
i Slis, A SiJe i \V. Yftlys.
fSon, A yoke, a Sound; W. Sun
r Son, A Pole i W. Fon, a fiaff.
t Sroal [ Sroghal ] A Whip ,• W.
Frowylh.
tSu.ul, Small i W.Sal, Mean.
fl'ai & T.ioi ; Silent; W. Teui,
To hold one's peace j & Tawcl,
Calme.Jtlent, ^c.
fl'al, Tteft, W. Tuylh, Fraud,
cheat.
■jTealgadh, ACaJfing, hurlitig.&co
W. Taviy, To caft.
t Tcibhearfa, To dipt or drop i W.
Dvvery.
\T'm, Thick; W. Teu.
jTrift, Sad; W.Trift.
f Trora, S.id, Melancholy ; properly
Heavy ; W . Trum, Heavy ; alfo
Penfve.
t TuA;aidh, He came ; W. Daeth.
t Tins , A Jeivel; Wal. Dtwis ,
choice ; Tlus, a "Jewel.
t 'I'ul, The Countenance, the Vifa^e;
Dylh.
t Tur, ARequefl ; W. Tacr, Im-
portunat.
There are alfo on the other hand.,
diverfi Words of common ufi to this
Day in the Ancient Scotifh, or ( as
Nov) call'd) Irifll Language; tekich
■were once common to them, with the
Britans, but have been longfncedif-
continu'dhy us : fuchas I . Ard High,
from whence probably we have taken
our Garth J a promontory ; as alfo
Ardh & Hardh in the names of
Places fuch as Ardhy [ or Ardh
ahy ] a very fteep Rock at Lhan Be-
ris /» the County of Caernarvon:
Hardhlcx nono Harie;e m Meirio-
nydh, <^c. 2 Blathuin [ Al. Blag-
huin ) To milk; whence our Guar-
iheg bhthion, milch Cows ; 3 . KvAi,
W. t Koeg; for what the Iridi call
Kna Kyxa, »>w Wellh Knay Koi-
gion. 4.. IsSx., a Jhcep , wheiice our
\s.or\zn, .a Jheepfold ; 5 Kara, a
friend, W. f Kar. 6 Match, Good,
W. t Mad. 7. Druim, a back, W.
I Trim 6c Drim, whence Drim y
To, & Drim y m\ nydh, ttx ridge
rf a houfe and of a mountain.
Glaine & Gloine, Glafs ; whence
thofe Old Druid Amulets call'd Ad-
dcr-fteucs ( tho' made of Glafs ) in
Scotland, are in Wales caWd Gh'i-
IV. nadroedh ; 8. Minna, an Oath,
whence our word J\,lyn always us'don
that occafion; as Myu lago, mvn
Mair, Myn Elian. 9. Mo/J, Early,
W. t Soon ; whence the Proverb
moz a dysk niuv mab huyad, Mo.x
artem difeit natandi, puUut anatis ;
and alfo fomtimes Early, as mayfecm |
from that Epithet of ike Sun, in \
Maiinogi; Mo;t;-dhuyrt-aug hyan :
jObs. JII. Transposition
I ' OfLetters.
hav ; Early-rifing Summer's Sun.
Atany more hijtances might be given
of t fords difcontinued, or at leafl re-
maining but htperfe&ly , m one
Tongue, and intirely prefervd in
others ; but the Examples here pro-
duced may fuffice, tojhew that a Cu -
rious Antiquary of any Nation, may
the better under/land the Oldeft Ma-
nufcripts of his own Language, by how
much the more, he is Mafter of fuch
others as are dertv'd from the fame
Origin.
OBSERVAT. III.
Accidental Tranff>oJition of Let-
ters or Syllables.
W. Traah, Corn. Drcath , The
Sandy Shore cover d at high water.
t Engl. Caerter & Ceafter, A City :
Acemanncs Ccaiter, the City of
Bath ; q. d Akc-mans Chclkr.
S. W. Ayv, Arm. Eyv, The liver.
Lac. Ablblutio, Ir. Easbaloid, Ab-
filution.
W. Pryny , Corn. Perna, To buy.
W. Bryn, Arm. Bern , AhiUock:
Bern Goz a mole hillock; q. d.
W. Brynkyn guidh.
fEngl. Cyrps, Cri§: Cyrps loc-
cax, cur I'd Locks.
t Engl. Aeps, An Afp or ajpen tree.
W.Guevl, Corn. Guelv, A lip.
\V . KyvlyA;y, Corn Golovas, The
travail of a woman in Child-birth.
S. W. Hcuvror, Corn. Huerval
[ & Huevral ] The month of Fe-
bruary.
W. Dyfl-ryn , Arm. Trauien ^ A
Galley.
[■ Engl. Haefeldan, Lat. Helvetii,
The Swizzers: Haeftldan figni-
fies as much as XJp-hiU Men or In-
habit ants of the High Fells.
Hiuhvoeliet { as a Cornijl} Britan
would pronounce it ) feemstohave
been the word out of which the Ro-
mans by Tranj^ofition and their
own Termination made Helvetii:
We of Wales would Jay Yu.;t;voe-
liaid, i.e. Altiorum montium In-
cola:.
N.W. Mevis, Corn 8cS.W. Sevi
& Syvi j Straw-berries .
W.Hidhigl, Corn Filgeth; Soot.
W. TTangncdhev,al.Tangnevedh.
Peace.
W. Aradr, Corn. Ardar, A Plow.
W.Taradr, Corn. Tardar, An
Auger.
W. EdrvA;iad , Ir. Dearka&h ,
Sight. '
W .Deruydh, Ir. Draoidh, a Druid.
W.Dros & Draus, Ir.Tairis, Over.
t Eng. Ricfa & R ifca, A Ryjh.
t Eng. Fidas & Fifcas, F>Jh.
t Eng. Aclan, To Ask.
t Eng. Acfe & Afce, Ajlces.
W.KIommen, Ir.Kolm A Pigeon
W Klymmy , Corn. Kelma , To
Bind
N.W. Kuilidh, S W. KuidhU,
Shame; Ir Y.\XX.hi\, Baf'fiitt.
Ods IV^ Transposition
Of Compounds.
heard: W. Piiy a glouodh , Ir.
KiaPilialadh ; who hath heard}
W. Gloin,Corn. Kolan, A Coal.
W.Goleini, Ir. Glaine, I^g^r.
S. \V. Alhuedh, Corn.Ahuel ; A
Key.
W Ko[crurj Au Itinerant Muftcian,
Ir Klairleoir. a harper.
W.'l'alm, Ir. Tamal; Apart or
quantity, ajf>ace of Time, Sec.
1 Eng. Nluldcl , Midle : Middcl-
fc.\c , Midlefexe , Middcl-cunc ,
Mid k ton.
\ Eng. Sicel, ASickle.
S. W. & Ir. Anal, Armor. Alan;
Breath.
S. W. &Corn. Banal. Arm Balan,
Broom.
W . K ynta, 7 he Firfi or former, Ir.
Kcadna, the fame.
W Guneid & Guneithyd, To doe ;
Ir. Gnidhim, 1 doe or make.
W.Barcl, Corn. Balliar, A Barrel.
W. O heruydh, Ir. Ar adhvar, Be-
caufi.
N. W. Y dhyrton. Arm. Terfian,
An Ague.
W. KrankjCom. Kankar, ACrab-
Fijh.
W . Garan, Corn. Krana, ACrane.
Germ. Rols, Angl. Horfe.
t E. Sifer & Sifre, Sober; Byrhtnefs,
Brightnefs , Thorp , a Village ,
whence JeveralVilf.-.gcs oft he name
ofThriip; Gaers, Grafs ; rchence
Gaerftun, Pij/wrf; Thc-orl'wald,
a Threjhold , Caerfe & Ctr.e,
Crefs, whence Ea-caerle , Water-
crejfes; Q,\i.xnhfi\oW'i.,Cumberland,
Culfre , a culver [ or Pigeon ]
Bleadre, a Bladder ; Bolltre, a
Bolfter; Authre, another; Ai-
re or Aldre, an Elder, lirun,Burn
& Bourn , a Brook ; as a'fo a
Spring ; Brig & Burg, a Bridge ;
Brid & Bird, a Chick, Sec.
N. W. Eskob [(7rEfgop ] S. W.
Esbo^, Ir. Easbag, Corn. Ifpak.
a Bijiop.
W . Lhefg, Ir. Lagfa, Feeble: Lhtd-
lel'g , ir. Leath-Iagl'a, fomewhat
weak.
Uisk I oruifg] The names of di-
verfi Rivers ;'w<Gaul and Britain,
has been vartoujly Pronounced by
the old^n^\\i\\: As ift. Kcs or
AcCc, whence Acfan- <»W Acfcan-
mynfter. zd. Eacs ^ '^ Ea.x ]
whence Eaclanceafter , Excefler ,
Eaclanminfter, Exminper ; £a-
xanmuth , Exmouth ; 3d. Ex ;
Exaceafter. 4th. Ox. whence
Oxnaford , or Oxford, ^th. Ux,
Vxbridge, &c. Nor does Wufa,
the Old Name of the River \i;s ,
feem any other than a Corrupt
Pronunciation of it.
OBSERVAT. IV.
Befdes this AccidentalTranjpoft-
tion of Letters, which is owing mere!-;
to mifspronunciation, there is aljo a
Defgn'd or Induftrious one of Com-
pound words ; which ( as indeed all
W. Klouodh, Ir. Kiialadh, He\Compounds) fo difguife thm; that
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