13.07.2015 Views

The Scottish Celtic review

The Scottish Celtic review

The Scottish Celtic review

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

the <strong>Celtic</strong> and Teutonic Languages.Ill19. Cet and Ico. hnjodha, Goth, hnutho.Gd (a blow), in O'Clcry's Glossary cead (a blow) with los.s ofn before the tenuis, is cognate with Gr. Kevr-eui (to goad, sting).Ice. hnjodha (to strike with a hammer, rivet, clench), Goth, hnutho(a thorn, prick, sting). Of. Beitr. viii. 352 and Cleasby's Dictionary.Get = *centa = *Jcanta (a bar), from root Jcant = hnat(to strike, push, sting).20. Ceud and hund-red.Geud (hundred), in O. Gael, cet, W. cant (hundred). Corn, caiis(hundred). Arm. cant, are cognate with Lat. centum (hundred), Gr.e-KUT-ov, Skr. fat-a,m, Zend {xU-em, Lith. szimt-a^, Goth, hmul(hundred), A.S. hund-red, compounded of hund (hundred) andre'd or rded (speech, reckoning or rate), Eng. hund-red.Eclipsis occurs after ce't, because it originally terminated in anasal. Ce't = *citan — kantam, from a root hint.21. Gia, and he.Gia (who, what) is cognate with Lat. qui- in qui-s, qui-d, Gr.t/-? (who), T(' (what), Skr. na-ki-s (nemo), md-hi-s (nequis), ki-m(quid), Zend md-ci-s quid), Goth. ace. m. hi-na, neut. hi-ta, A.Shi, he, Eng. he. <strong>The</strong> root is ki, a pronominal base preserved inki-m, ki-s, &c.In W. pui, puy (who). Corn, py (who, which), Ai-m. jia (when),original h has become p.22. Ciad- and heath.Giad- in ciad-cholum (wood-pigeon), W. coed (wood) = O. W.coit, Corn, coid (wood), Arm. coat (wood) are from a base ceto =-cetu-vi in Lat. hitcetum (pasture for cattle), and are cognate withGoth, haithi (heath). Ice. heidh-r. Germ, heide, A.S. haedh, Eng.heath. Cf. Beitr. viii. 39, and Zeitschr. zur. Vergl. Spr. xxi. 3G8.<strong>The</strong> common Europ. base is *kaita (pasture).23. Giar and hoar.Giar (dusky, dai-k-brown, dark-grey) = *cera seems connectedwith Ice. har-r (hoary), A.S. hdr (hoar), Eng. hoar. With theTeutonic words, Fick compares Skr. ^dra (variegated, spotted).24. Glaidheamh and hilt.Claidheamh (sword), in 0. Gael, claideb, is cognate with Lat.gladius (sword), for cladius = *kaldios, which Fick (Wort. ii. 58)connects with Ice. hjdlt (mas., sword), hjalt (neut., the boss or knobat the end of a sword's hilt), O.H.G. heha (sword-hilt), A.S. and

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!