The Cambro-Briton, Volume 2J. Limbird., 1820 - Wales |
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Page 356
... word " gorwel , " the Welsh name of the horizon , which implies , literally , " ex- treme vision , " is a very happy substitute for the Greek term , adopted in almost all other languages , And I cannot help here observing , how superior ...
... word " gorwel , " the Welsh name of the horizon , which implies , literally , " ex- treme vision , " is a very happy substitute for the Greek term , adopted in almost all other languages , And I cannot help here observing , how superior ...
Page 404
... word DYN with little or no change , and the Manks tongue has dyny . It is singular , however , that the word is not to be traced into other languages as the name for a man . + Upon the Greek and Latin names it may be curious to remark ...
... word DYN with little or no change , and the Manks tongue has dyny . It is singular , however , that the word is not to be traced into other languages as the name for a man . + Upon the Greek and Latin names it may be curious to remark ...
Page 406
... words in Welsh , are from the primary term GWR . But , it will , I think , place the primitiveness of this word in a still stronger light , if we examine the etymology of GWRAIG , which implies , as already observed , a woman or wife ...
... words in Welsh , are from the primary term GWR . But , it will , I think , place the primitiveness of this word in a still stronger light , if we examine the etymology of GWRAIG , which implies , as already observed , a woman or wife ...
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ancient appears Arthur AWEN Bangor Bardic bards battle beautiful British Britons Cader Idris Caer called Cambrian Cambrian Register CAMBRO-BRITON CATWG celebrated century character Chief church court CYMRU Cymry death Dolgellau Druids Dyved EDITOR Edward Eisteddfod English extract Flintshire former genius Greek Gruffydd Gwynedd harp hills honour horse Household Hughes Hywel Hywel Dda Isle of Britain Jesus College King King's land last Number Latin laws learned letter Llwyd Llywarch Llywarch Hen Lord Mabinogion Medrawd melody Merddin Merionethshire mountain native North Wales noticed observed occasion original Owain Palace patriotic pence PENNILLION perhaps person poem poet poetry possession present prince Pwyll Queen reader remarkable respect Roman Saxons song Steward Taliesin thou Three things tion translation Triad Urien volume Welsh language Welsh literature Welsh tongue word Wrexham writer