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Page 332
... Welsh Grammar , p . 114 , would take the form eliu . Such , I suppose , to be the origin of our Med . Welsh adjective eli , elyw ' great , vast ' . 6 The other element in the name Elioiso is probably to be equated with the Irish des ...
... Welsh Grammar , p . 114 , would take the form eliu . Such , I suppose , to be the origin of our Med . Welsh adjective eli , elyw ' great , vast ' . 6 The other element in the name Elioiso is probably to be equated with the Irish des ...
Page 335
... Welsh hoyw , hoew , which now means ' alert , lively , jolly , 1 One of these is Welsh bloesg ' having a thick , heavy utterance ' , not a lisping pronunciation as given in the dictionaries , for , as it has only the one sibilant s , a ...
... Welsh hoyw , hoew , which now means ' alert , lively , jolly , 1 One of these is Welsh bloesg ' having a thick , heavy utterance ' , not a lisping pronunciation as given in the dictionaries , for , as it has only the one sibilant s , a ...
Page 349
... Welsh pyd danger ' : compare enbyd which in book Welsh means ' dangerous ' , but in the Festiniog quarries is the cry of warning when blasting is about to take place , that is , it means ' beware ! ' ( Jones's Welsh Grammar , p . 269 ) ...
... Welsh pyd danger ' : compare enbyd which in book Welsh means ' dangerous ' , but in the Festiniog quarries is the cry of warning when blasting is about to take place , that is , it means ' beware ! ' ( Jones's Welsh Grammar , p . 269 ) ...
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PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS | 113 |
THE STUDY OF MODERN HISTORY IN GREAT BRITAIN CONSIDERed | 139 |
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