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

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TIT.I. COMPARATIVE ETYMOLOGY.
Obs. XVIII. Chance Of
Vowels.
W. Amfer, Time ; Ir. Aimfir.
W Emon, An Anvil i Ir.lnneoin
W.Ewin, A Nail i Ir.in&Ionga.
W. Eog, A Salmon; Ir.flaA;.
W. Mel.Ho^f/; Ir. Mil.
W.Melys, Sweet; Ir. Milis.
W.Teu, Thick; Ir. Tin.
fEngl. Drenk, Drink; Drenk-
horn, A Cup.
fEngl. Feld, Afield. Fcldhus, «
Tent or Field-houji ; Feldfwam,
a Mujhroom.
fE. Tin, Ten: Tinmanna-Ealdor,
Lat. Decemvir.
fRWcluc, Amik; afortofSea
Snail.
t E. Bleadhe, Blithe; L. Lxtus.
t E. Braecend, Breaking.
JGerm. Queck, Engl. Quick:
Queck Silber, §i^ck Silver.
Inicripc Rom. Anciq. — Patro-
Nis Svis Fecit Dignis Et Me-
RiTis Pro Eorvm Pietati.
Vabr. pag. 5. Cl. Zosimvs Et
Plavtia Zosime Vivi Sibi Fe-
CERVNT SVISQVE LiBERTiS Ll-
EERTABVSQyE PoSTERISQVE Eo-
RVM Ne De Nomine Exiat
NosTRORVM Aria Maceria
Cincta Circv Monimentvm.
lb. p. 91. N. 179. &: 151. N.
314.. — Collibertis Svis Po-
sTiRisQVE Eorvm. p. 209. N.
yi2. — E Regione Piscinae Et
Canalis Vsqve Ad Ariam p.
223. N.^94.. — QvAiSTOREs Ai-
re MOLTAT CONDEDERONT. p.
24.1. N. 6')X. — AJmilio Felici
cof/jugi meo bene merenti, cutn quo
vixi annis L. fine ulld quirella.
— hoc tnojiumentum ne de nomine
exfiat. p idy.N. 109.
Tarvulus hie fitus efi, vixit tris uf^
que per annos,
luque novem menfes.fnrjalidofq; dies.
Nomine Grifologus , (^c. p. 7,67,.
N. lor.
Ti. Claudia Drufi F. CaisaRI Au-
guflo Germanico Vontifci maxima
Trib. potefi. XI. Cos. V. Imp.
XXIIII. Patri Patriai. s P.Qjl
quod Reges Britanniai perduel-
les abjque uUd ■juCiurd fuorum ca-
ptivos habuerit, Gentefque Bar-
baras ultra oceanum priinus indi-
iio hello , Imperio adjecerit. p.
728. N. 446. — luncfii Lvcinai
profilid parvd laborante Reines.
Synt. Iss. p. 57. N. 50.
\ac\t for Iacet Occurs in almofl
all the old Monuments of the Bri-
tans.
E. chan^d into O.
W. Ncuydh, Nev); Cor.Novi'ydh.
W .Prcgcth, A Sermon ; Corn. Pro-
gach.
V^i.K.\Qdhy^,ASword; Ir. Kloid-
heav.
W. Keir^;, Oats;lr. Koirke.
Germ.Kette, chilnefs; Belg. Koute
Gttm. ^k, A Corner ; Bclg.Hoeck.
Germ. Stecken, A Stick or Staff;
Belg. Stock.
fEngl. Wermod, Wormwood.
fEngl. Arewe, The River Arro-a)
fEngl. Awed, IVoodj or Mad.
Obs. XVIII. Chance Of
Vowels.
f Engt. Cemban, To Comb.
Lat Creta, Fr.Cro^^.
Gr. nijiTEif •»), L. Projerpin*.
Gr. "Ekv^&', L. Socer.
Gr. 'Eaomov, L. Oleum.
E chang'd i7ito V.
W.Lhyfeiyn, An Herb ; Corn. Ly-
zuan.
W. VMe'icn, A Houfe ; Corn.Luan.
W.Keiliog, ACock; Com.KuUiag.
W Fenigl, Vend ; Corn. Funil.
W . Kroes, A Crofs ; Corn.Krouz,.
W.Kelyn, Hotfj'i Ir. Kuilean,&
Kullin.
f W. & Corn. Trev [al.Tre] A
Houfe ; aDtKelling; f Ir. Driiv.
WEvydh, Brafs ; Ir. Uva.
V/. Deilen, A Leaf; ir. Duile,
Duileiu & Duileog.
W.Melin, A Mill; Ir. Muilean
W.Newydh, New; Ir. Nuadh.
W. Ergid, A Cafi; Ir. Urxur.
Gr. NfipfA)!, Lat. Nebula'
Gr. 2(«i7nA®', Lat- Scopulus.
Gr. Test, Lat. Tuus.
Gr. SiAiii')!, Lat. Luna. Vols.
Gr. 'AftsAy^, Lat. Mulgeo. Id.
Gr."H;«, Lat. Pubes. Id.
I, chang'd into A.
W . Kegid J Hemlock ^ Corn . Kegaz,.
W. Ebrilh , April; Corn Ebral.
W Helig, WtUoTv ; Corn.Helak
W. i, H«. Hfr; Ir. a.
Lat. Pigritia, Fr. Parejjh.
Lat. Pampinus, Ital Fampano.
Lat. Chronica, Ital. Cronaca.
Lat. Syndicus, Ital. Sindaco.
Gr. A(>, Lat. Tango.
Gr. KiyxAi';, Lat CajtceUi.
IS. Antiq. Philufa Andrei Liberti
Uxor oUam (^ Titulum datum ah
confervas pedifequas. Fabr. p.
15:7. N. 263.
I chang'd into E-
W. Diod, Drink ; Corn. Dewas.
W. Lhiu, The Rudder of a Ship;
Corn. Leu.
I or Y in the Termination of Mono-
fyllables in the VVeifh , is Jbme-
times chang'd into El in the Cor-
nifli- as VV.Ki, a Dog:, Corn.
Keij W.Ty, a Hoiije; Corn.
Tfliei,(^f.
W. Y Drindod, The Trinity ; Arm.
Dreinded.
\M .'Niul A Mifi i Ir.Neal , a Cloud
W. f Bill , A Mouthy Ir. Beul &
fBel.
Germ. Widder, A Ram; Belg.
Wcder.
Germ. Birckcnbaum, A Birch-tree,
Belg. Berckenboom.
Germ. Himmel, Heaven; Belg.
Hemel.
Lat. Intrare, Fr Entrer.
Lat. Ilia, Fr. Elle.
Lat. Infernus, Fr. Enfer.
Lat. Ilva, [ The name of an ljland'\
Ital. Elba.
Lat. Dominica [ Dies ] Ital. Do-
menica.
Lat. Vitta, Span.Tf^a.
f Lat. Here/or Heri j Sibe&quase
Gbs. XVIII. Change Of
Vowels.
ioxfibi & quafi. Quintil. Lib. i .
Ch. 7.
\Gx.'\\ti.^ for Hftiigji. Plat, in
Cratylo.
IS. Antiq. VsE/tfr Vbi. — Abuc-
cius Aquila Et Lvcceia Fe-
licitas Hoc Loco Sacrarunt
Ube Posta Est Anuci a. Si Qui
Huic Loco Manus Intule-
RiT Habeat Dolorem Meum
QiiEM Ego Habui. Fabr.pno.
IN. XIII. — Honorio Aug. V.
— Cubecularia Hunc Tumu-
lumPosuit. lb. p. 182. N. 390.
I changd into K c;- G .
W.Ionaur, Jayiuary; Cor.Genvar.
W.Iar. A Hen; Ir, Reark. But
perhaps the former of theje ts a
Corruption of the latter.
Lat. Siniia, Fr. Si7ige.
Lat. Tibia, Fr. Tige.
Lat. Fimbria, Fr. Frange.
Lat. Commeatus, Ital. Congedo.
Lat. Alienus, Span. Ageno.
Lat. Mulier, Span.iVagfr.
I chafig'd iitto O.
W.Rhith, A Form or Shape; Ir.
Croth.
W Trigaredh,^!?^/ ; Ir.Trocaire.
Lat. Divitia:, Ital. Dovizia.
Lat. Hornbile, Ital. Orribole.
Ital. Dimanda &: Domanda, A
^jueftion or Demand.
Iss. Antiq. Olli for Illi Occurs
frequently :
Maximus hie fitus ejl : primaevo (lore
juve?!te, Fratribiis (^ Nobie dulcis
amicus obit : OJIi quippe aetas vi-
gmti eft acta per annos, & ^luin-
tumpoft me?ije7it quarturn adujque
diem. /w/'iZff. Fabr. 577. LXVI.
I changd m U.
W. Gulith, Deio ; Corn. Gluth.
W. f bin & Tin, A Fortified H,U;
and us'd fojnetimes as the proper
names of Round Steep hills. Ir.
Dun, & f Tinn. V. Supra p 5-.
col. 3.
W. f Trim & Drim , The Back;
Tvhence 'tisftiU in ufe for a ridge,
as of a Houfe, a Hill , &c. Ir.
Druim. the Back, Sec.
L. Fimarium, Fr Fu?aier. Mr Men.
Lat. Pellicia, Fr. Peluche. Id.
Lat. Barba caprina , Span. Barba
Cabruna.
Ital. Ferita & Feruta ; A Wound.
fLat F'ortina, Fort una. Mr. Men.
f Lat. Aprinus, Aprugma. Id.
Iss. Antiq 1 Optumus for Optimus
Occurs frequently in old Infcri-
ptions.
lovi Optvmo Maximo Sacrvm
T. CoRVNCANivs, (3"f. Fabr. p.
119. N. 8.
I Confonant is pronounced by the Ar-
moric Britans, as by the French,
viz. as zh : Zhyus , A fu, '
Lnyu
Zbyuzhament, Judgement, &c,
O chang'd into A.
W. Hogilen, A Whet Stone ; Cot.
Agolan. I
W.Pys.
y