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orm_, Pen gwr, _the head of a man_. 2. Ei ben, _his head_. 3. Ei phen, _her head_. 4. Vy mhen, _my head_. Gwas, _a servant_. 1. _form_, Gw[^a]s fydhlon, _a faithful servant_. 2. Ei w[^a]s, _his servant_. 3. Vy ngwas, _my servant_. Duw, _a god_. 1. _form_, Duw trugarog, _a merciful god_. 2. Ei dhuw, _his god_. 3. Vy nuw, _my god_. Bara, _bread_. 1. _form_, Bara cann, _white bread_. 2. Ei vara, _his bread_. 3. Vy mara, _my bread_. Lhaw, _a hand_. 1. _form_, Lhaw wenn, _a white hand_. 2. Ei law, _his hand_. Mam, _a mother_. 1. _form_, Mam dirion, _a tender mother_. 2. Ei vam, _his mother_. Rhwyd, _a net_. 1. _form_, Rhwyd lawn, _a full net_. 2. Ei rwyd, _his net_. From the Erse. S['u]il, _an eye_. 1. _form_, S['u]il. 2. A h['u]il, his eye. Sl['a]inte, _health_. 2. _form_, Do hl['a]inte, _your health_. s. 61. The Celtic tongues have lately received especial illustration from the researches of Mr. Garnett. Amongst others, the two following points are particularly investigated by him:-- 1. The affinities of the ancient language of Gaul. 2. The affinities of the Pictish language or dialect. s. 62. _The ancient language of Gaul Cambrian._--The evidence in favour of the ancient language of Gaul being Cambrian rather than Gaelic, lies in the following facts:-- The old Gallic glosses are more Welsh than Gaelic. a. _Petorritum_ = _a four-wheeled carriage_, from the Welsh, _peder_ = _four_, and _rhod_ = _a wheel_. The Gaelic for _four_ is _ceathair_, and the Gaelic compound would have been different. b. _Pempedula_, the _cinque-foil_, from the Welsh _pump_ = _five_, and _dalen_ = _a leaf_. The Gaelic for _five_ is _cuig_, and the Gaelic compound would have been different. c. _Candetum_ = a measure of 100 feet, from the Welsh _cant_ = 100. The Gaelic for _a hundred_ is _cead_, and the Gaelic compound would have been different. d. _Epona_ = _the goddess of horses._ In the old Armorican the root _ep_ = _horse_. The Gaelic for a horse is _each_. e. The evidence from the names of geographical localities in Gaul, both ancient and modern, goes the same way: _Nantuates_, _Nantouin_, _Nanteuil_, are derived from the Welsh _nant_ = _a valley_, a word unknown in Gaelic.
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