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... origin as the old Sc . Gaelic pet , genitive pette , meaning a division , a portion , ' as to which see Stokes's Goidelica , p . 120a , where he has added Irish pit ( in terc - fit , leth - fit ) , a portion of food . ' It was a word ...
... origin as the old Sc . Gaelic pet , genitive pette , meaning a division , a portion , ' as to which see Stokes's Goidelica , p . 120a , where he has added Irish pit ( in terc - fit , leth - fit ) , a portion of food . ' It was a word ...
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... origin as Old Irish allned , in- quinatio , ' hællned , glossing illuvies ( Grammatica Celtica , 41 , 485a , 802a ) , or élnithid , glossing violator ( ib . , 793 ) . It might accordingly be rendered dirt , nastiness , mischief , or ...
... origin as Old Irish allned , in- quinatio , ' hællned , glossing illuvies ( Grammatica Celtica , 41 , 485a , 802a ) , or élnithid , glossing violator ( ib . , 793 ) . It might accordingly be rendered dirt , nastiness , mischief , or ...
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... origin as Sanskrit yatná , ' effort , ' and Greek ( ŋréw , ' I seek . ' The derivative syllable en , in Adiantunn - en - a , better perhaps Adiantunn - eni - a , reminds one very much of Goidelic proper names like Adamnan's Ernen - e ...
... origin as Sanskrit yatná , ' effort , ' and Greek ( ŋréw , ' I seek . ' The derivative syllable en , in Adiantunn - en - a , better perhaps Adiantunn - eni - a , reminds one very much of Goidelic proper names like Adamnan's Ernen - e ...
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ERNST CURTIUS BY THOMAS HODGKIN FELLOW OF THE ACADEMY | 1 |
NEUTRAL DUTIES IN A MARITIME WAR AS ILLUSTRATED BY RECENT | 1 |
CELTAE AND GALLI BY JOHN RHYS FELLOW OF THE ACADEMY Read | 1 |
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