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.
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Obs. XVI. Variation Oi
1 NMT I AL Syllables.
annisxv. p z6^. n. ii<i. — Nc-
lia Sebcra cojugi dukillimo Ma-
no IniioLcncioirty, n. ii6.
Hie jacet Opttitw Pietatu nobilis
infas.
Cm frecor ut cineresfint ia fint^ue
yof.ic. p. 1?:^. n. i%6.
• !■! Honato Aug. Difpefatori ,
Con ui^i fiio. p. 19V. n. 148. &c.
Some of theje -roorjs feem to have
heenprorioiivced us vrntt^r/ mthoiit nn
N. tho' ij! others trcas dotibtlefs omit-
ted for Brevity or Ir/advcrtency. Sc-
qaenda ell nonniinquam clcgantia
cruditorum, qui qualdam litcras le-
nitatis caus.i omilcrunt : CiLUt Ci-
cero qui fore/ia Mcgalcfia & Hor-
tcfius (inc N. litera libenter dicebat.
yel.Longus. R.
Lat.CapitaRrum,Jcal CataJlo.Mcn-
Lac. Caltrum, Ital CaJfo»e. Id.
l.at. Nocanu.s, leal. Notaio. Id,
Lac.Januarius, Ital.Gw(7/o. Id.
Lat. Aciarium, Ital. ylcciaio , i^c.
Gr. A'T{<>'> Lac. Artus.
Gr. AritTfo>, Lelius.
Gr-^i^fVi't Dumus.
5. In the Termination.
VV. Mung, A mane; Arm.Mue;
Muc m-ixx^ydyu mung marj<;.
W. Tervyrij v4jL;Wr, Ir. Teor.
W. Melin, v^iW///; Ir. fMcile.
W. Kant, An hundred; Ir. Kcad.
VV.Ijcn & Igent, T-caenty^x.^'xxxA.
W-Ivanj^kjiflK//^; Ir. Os
f Engl Bedan forda, Bedford.
t Engl. Creacan ford, Crickford.
t Engl Fullan ham, Fiilhat/j.
Haran \von,Hare -wort, i.c-Mallow.
Bibliothecan, A BibUothec or Li-
brary.
Beneodhan, Betieath.
I 'erbs of the hif'iitive Mood ter-
minated in N. in the old Englifli ;
as they doc yet in the German and
Low. Dutch. Bcdeltan was to bury,
q. d. To be.'iche ,- Bacrnan, to burn ;
Hacran, to bear ; Briwan, To brew ;
\itAQC!LQ.,to break ; Bndlian, to bri-
dle i Bringan, to bring ; Blawan, to
blow , Blendan , to blend or mix ;
BIcdran,/o^/f/f,&c.
\y MatXjASwan; Lat.01or,Ir.
Eala.
OBSERV AT. XVI.
Variation Of Initial
Stllables.
Befdes the Adding, Retrenching
or Changing the Initial Letter ; we
a I jo frequently find a Variation of
the hiilial Syllable ; which happens
either on account of different Com-
pounds, or that fome Dtaleils ufe the
Primitive <J7;<^of/Yr J f^-f Compound
words : at appears in the following
examples.
Lat. Dilputatio, Ir. ConJ]>()id.
A rm . Lcnner, A Reader ; W.Dar-
Ihennur.
Arm. Sklerdct, Brightnefs ; W.
Diskleirdeb.
Arm. Ki dur. An Otter ; W. Dy-
vrjji.
jObs.XVIL Different Ter-
minations.
Arm. Luc mcV , A Sea-calf, W.
Morlo.
Arm.Madou, Riches ; W.Kyvocth.
Arm. ArSjCorn. Harthy, To bark;
W. Kyvarth.
Corn. Uarras rag, The Fore-door ;
VV. Rhagdhor. So Corn. Dani
rag, Afore-toothi W.Rhagd-
hanc.
W.Frocnx, The Noftrils. Arm.
Diftron, q. d. y dhuytroen, as we
in W'cllh duylau, /or Hands.
W .Lhy-^eid,Eyes; Arm. Doulagad.
W. f 'i'rev, Ahou/e, a home- ff all ;
Mod. W. a Town; Ir. Aitrcav,
Dwelling. And hem; /^^Cornilll
<»»</ Armoric Concrevak,<7 neigh-
bour; viz one of the fame Town
or Village.
W. Guan, ^'m/' i Ir. Anvan.
W. Karii. [ & Hydh J A Stag ; Ir.
Kairfliiadh.
W. Da, Good, well. Sec. is the fame
with the Irilli Deagh., but is re-
tain'd by them only m Compound
words, whereof fee Examples u?i-
-^frOBs. IX. DeavlaltajC?'!.-.
Ir. Kyr, or (as commonly written)
Caor, A Sheep. W. Korlan, a
floeep-fold.
Ir. & Corn. Kledh, The lefl ; W.
Gogledh, the North ; as Dehey
which properly fgnifies the Right ;
is us d for the South.
Ir. Foladh, Refi ; W. Gorfuys.
Ir. Leath, Half; is the fame with
the VVelfli Lhed ,- which remains
only in Compound words ; as Lhe-
diaith , Barbarifrn , q. d. half-
Language; Lhedvyd, half-dumb;
Lhcdynvyd , Half- Dijirafted ;
Lhedwirion , half an Innoceiit ;
&c.
Ir. Ron, A Seil or Sea-Calf; W.
Moelrhon.
Engl. Broth, \x. Anbhrith..
t Engl. Naepe, M. ATurnip.
fEngl. Mire; M- APifmire.
t Engl. Rothor, An Oar.
t Engl. Aedran, The Reins.
t Engl. Bebeodan, To Bid.
i Engl. Beboht, Bought : So Bebyr-
ged,B»rWi Beclaenred,C/?««jV,
&C Andinflead of this Be, an A
was Jbmetimes premis'd : as Acea-
pian , to Cheapen ; Accocan, to
Choak; Acolan, to Cool; Acwel-
lan, to Kill.
Germ. Gemut , The Mind; Bdg.
Moet.
Germ Begirig , Covetuous ; Belg.
Gicrig.
OBSERVAT. XVll.
Different Termina-
tions.
W. Wybyr^TheSky; Corn.Ebron.
W.Eira, Snow; Corn Er.
W.Pulh, APool; Com. Polan.
W. Svg, Sap ; Corn. Sygan.
W. Deilen, A Leaf; Corn.Dclk.|
W. Koden, ACodor Husk : Corn, i
Kuth : Kuthu Fav , Bean-cods, j
W. Kol, Chaff; Com. Kulhu. I
D'
ObsXVII. Different Ter-
minations.
YfLh\}yven,Att Elm ; Corn.Elaw-
VV. Halhc, Salt , Corn. Zal.
W.Myn, WK/</i Com.Mynnan.
W.Guadh, A Mole ; Corn. Gud-
har. An quali Guadh v dhaiar ?
W. Lho, ^calf; Corn.'Lcauh.
W.Gudhv, A Neck , Corn.Kodna :
Kodna gwydn, a iTeezl ; which
anjwers to the Weljh Bronwen.
W MwyalA;, An Qwzle or Black-
bird; Corn. Mola dhiu, ;. e. mu-
yal;^ dhv.
U'. Rhydh, iJf^^^ ; Corn. Ryd-
hik
VV Krib, A Comb ■, Corn. Kriban :
Kriban kuliog, a Cock's Comb.
\V. Golvinir, A Curlew ; Ceil. Gol-
vin hir, i.e. Long-Bill: Corn.
Golvinak, q. d. Lac. Roltrago.
VV. GuiA;iad, A Periwinkle iShell }
Corn.Guihan.
W . Gucnynen, A Bee ; Corn. Gu-
anan.
W. Guybcdyn, A File ; Corn. Gu-
iban.
VV.Talkcn, The Forehead; Corn
• Tal.
\V.G\xd\\v,The Neck; Corn.Kodna.
W.YA;enaid, A Sigh; Corn. Ha-
nadzhans.
W.Tammed, A bit or morfel;
Corn Tabm.
W. Kylhelh, A Knife ; Corn. Ky-
Ihan.
W. Bvdhar, Deaf; Corn Bvthak.
W. Medh, Mead; Corn Meddou.
W t Lhoudur., A pair of Breeches,
Corn. Lavrak.
VV. Gardus, A Garter , Corn-Gar-
gac.
W. Parlur, A Parlour; Com. Par-
ledh. ■
W. LhcA;, A fiat Stone; Corn. Lc-
han.
\V. Kornel, ACorner ; Corn. Kor-
nac.
VV. Porch, A Gate; Corn. Portal,
A Porch.
VV . Byuyd, Ufe ; Com. Bounaz.
W Bcnnyu & Mcnniu, A Woman;
{properly a Female] Corn.Benen.
W.TywylhuA;, Darknefs; Corn.
Tyuidar.
W. Kalcdu;i;, Hardncfs ; Corn.Ka-
letter.
VV. Guydh, Gueydh & Guehydh,
A Weaver ; Corn. Gueidar.
VV. Braud, ^Br«/,&fr,•'Corn.Bre-
dar.
VV. Megin, A fair of Bellows, Cor.
Miginau.
W. Ylgrivenny, To Write; Corn.
Skrcpha.
W. Lhythreiinx, Letters; Com.
Lythcrau.
VV. Lhav.en, Merry; Corn. La-
wenik.
W. Guair, Hay ; Cora. Gorha.
W. Bedydh, AChrifining; Com.
Bcdzhidhia.
W.Mcdcliir, A Reaper; Corn.
Midzhar.
VV. Rhidiih, A kind of Sieve or
Rtdle ; Corn. Ridar.
W. Kynhaiav, Haricfl ; Corn.
Kidniaz.
\V. Ky-