D' W: Clarke ubi supra

29. See Giraldus. Descript: Cambriæ, with D' Powel's annotations. Cap: 15.

Bishoprick. as to Giraldus tho’ he declares Geffrey a Lyar, yet he follows many of the most improbable opinions advanced in that Writer’s work, as the coming of Brutus the Trojan, the fabulous exploits of K: Arthur, &c: so that they appear to be very ancient traditions, and firmly believed by all the Welch Nation long before Geffrey or the Author, whose

work he copied.

There can (I think) be little doubt, that the Welch gradually received the Customs & Manners of their powerful Neighbours, the Saxons, among them, soon after this Nation became Converts to Christianity. Elvoed, Archbishop of St Davids, so early as the 8* Century, admitted of the Tonsure & the Rule of keeping Easter, subjects of great importance in the minds of either People, w‘°* had cost much blood to both sides, & inflamed the natural hatred & aversion they had so long born each other. the near affinity in many points of their Laws, as the Valuation of every Man's life, limbs, & honour, & the Mulcts imposed on every crime of a certain number ot Cattle, or sum of Money; the Method of Tryal by Grand and Petty-Juries; the introduction of feudal Tenures, & the Duties annex d to them; the Regulation of the King's Houshold & Officers, &c: tho’ we do not justly know their date & Antiquity in Wales, are evidently Copies partly of the Saxon, partly of the Norman Customs. the same imitation has found its way into their Language, as may appear from the following Words.

Welch Anglo-Saxon, or Norman e (the Prince Succes- Ætheling. (a Noble Youtn) sor Yngnad, or Brawdr. (a Yngan (to pronounce) Bræ- Judge) dan (to give sentence).

Disdain. (the High-Steward)

Rhingyll (the Officer, who by striking on the Door, cites a Criminal into Court)

Pen-Hebogydd (the Great- Falconer)

Cowyll (a sum given by a Husband to his Bride after the Wedding-night) it was usually paid in Cows

Cyrrynt -

Disc-thegn (the Officer of the Dishes, Dapifer) Ringan (to strike)

Hafoc, a Hawk Cu (a Cow) Gilt (a Payment)

The Current of a River

AA Er

FE L RFI ù

err

Fferm (a Mess of meat) Galw

Gwain

Gwarant

Gwerth Gwesdai

Harnais

Cloch. (a Bell) Mannad. (a Butter-basket)

March. (a Horse) Medd. (Mead or) Metheglin Mud

Ornesd. (a single Combat, not for Diversion; but in earnest)

Panel. (a sort of Saddle)

Punt. (a Pound)

Rhuwch

Tarjan (a Shield)

Wrlys. (a border or fringe) Ysdiward.

Dawnsio.

Afal (a fruit)

Bicre. (a conflict)

Bord. (a table)

Bwngler. (an unskilful Person) Byrrdon (the Base in Mu-

sick

Caban (a Hut) Caccen

Camlad

Feorm (a meal) (to call)

Gaine (a Sheath) Norm:

Garant (a Warrant) Norm:

Wyrthe (the worth, or price of a thing)

Gest. (a Guest)

Harness of a horse. Harnois, Norm: Harnisch, Germ:

Cloche, Norm: Cloke, Germ:

Maund (a Basket in the North)

Mue (a Mew for hawks), Norm:

Eornest (earnest)

To ride on a pannel Pund a Rugg

Targe, Norm: Tarsche, Germ:

Orles (Norm:)

a Steward

Dantzen (to dance) Germ:

Apple

a Boat

a bickering

The Belly

a Board À Bull À Bungler

Bourdon, Norm: the Drone of a Bagpipe. bourdonner, to hum.

Cabane, Norm: a Cabbin

A Cake

Camlet. Camelot, Norm:

Cap Ceispwl À Cap. Cappe, Norm:

Canel (Cinnamon) aCatch- Canelle, Norm:

Cart pole or AGCart

Clap (a Noise) Serjeant Coppa (the crown ot y‘

À Clap, as of thunder À Copple-crown.

head) Cottwn Cotton Cri À Cry. cri, Norm:

Crupl À Cripple Cwpl A Couple. couple, Norm:

Cwppan A Cup. coupe, Norm:

Murndwrn Murther Bastardd À Bastard Barr À Bar

Dinaswr, or Dinesydd Maer (a Præfect, or Super-

À Denizen, or Citizen

À Mayor. Maire, Norm:

intendent) Meyer, Germ:

Rhostio To roast. rostir, Norm:

Rhudd Red, ruddy. rudu, A: S:

the colour of the cheeks.

Rhuddel Ruddel, or red-Ochre.

Hacnai Haquené; a hackney, or ambling horse.

Habrsiwn Haubergeon, Norm: a Coat of Mail, or Hauberk

Happus Happy

Haiarn Iron. Isern, A:S: laarn, Dan:

Herlodes (a Girl) Harlot

Hwch À Hog

Hwswi À Huswife.

Iarll An Earl.

Lamp À Lamp.

Larwm ‘An Alarm, or Larum.

and many hundred more; w* whether the Welch borrow’d them from their Neighbours the Saxons, Danes & Normans: or these Nations in process of time learn’d them from the Welch, Ï need not at present enquire. either case alike suffices to show the intercourse between them, w° is the intention of producing them here. as to the words of Roman Origin, w” make a considerable part of the Welch tongue, no one can wonder how they came there, that knows Britain to have been a Roman Province for upwards of 400 years. in consequence of this too some Greek terms must be introduced, particularly those that are connected with the Christian Reli-

gion & its institutions, and some few besides, for w°”* the Learned certainly need not have gone so far, as to the Celto- Scythian Tongue, the common Matrix (if we believe them) of the Persian, Greek, Latin, German, Gaulish, & almost every known Language, tho nobody pretends to understand it. much less shall we account for it, as Giraldus & other Welch Scholars do, who say, they speak nothing but a Dialect of the Greek tongue, & never borrow'd a single word from any other nation for (being Trojans) Greek is their native language, as appears from Homer, who in all the conferences between the two Nations never mentions an Interpreter, & calls every Trojan by a name of Greek derivation, such as the Welch still bear, for Rhys (they say) is Rhesus, Evan Evander, Owen Æneas, Heylyn Helenus, & so on. this is sure, that tho’ this Language has been for so many Centuries** impoverish'’d by being confined to a few narrow Provinces, & corrupted by the unavoidable mixture introduced by foreign nations, yet the foundation of it, its Grammar, & by far the greater part of its Words yet in use, have no similitude to any other in Europe, & bear the marks of a surprising antiquity.

30. D' Davies observes, that of several words they have, that signify the same thing, that in common use is usually of Latin derivation; & the more uncommon purely Welch; as to spoil & ravage, Ÿspeilio, otherwise Anreithio; Rhéd, a Wheel, otherwise Troell, or Olwyn; Yspaid, Space, properly Encyd, or Ennyd. Porth, a Port, properly Moreb. Ysgwyd (from Scutum) a Shield, properly Tarian. &c:

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