Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The subdivision of the Insular Celtic languages that includes Welsh, Breton, and Cornish.
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- adjective Alternative form of
Brythonic .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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When the Celts first arrived in “Britain,” they spoke one language, named retroactively, as are most of these languages Brittonic, which evolved into Breton, Welsh, and Cornish.
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When the Celts first arrived in “Britain,” they spoke one language, named retroactively, as are most of these languages Brittonic, which evolved into Breton, Welsh, and Cornish.
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Hereric was living in exile at the time of his death, at the court of a Brittonic king called Cerdic or Ceretic.
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Caedbaed contains the common Brittonic name element Cad- or Caed-, meaning ‘battle’.
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Caedbaed contains the common Brittonic name element Cad- or Caed-, meaning ‘battle’.
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Caedbaed contains the common Brittonic name element Cad- or Caed-, meaning ‘battle’.
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Rick - They were mentioned in an earlier post on Brittonic names in 'Anglo-Saxon' genealogies - which was nearly a year ago, so you have an impressive memory :- We can see Deira and Bernicia messily coalescing into Northumbria in Bede's History, and similar processes may well have applied at other times and places and on smaller scales, eventually resulting in the combination of multiple smaller units into larger ones.
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If the name is genuine and represents a genuine ruler of Lindsey, it may indicate Brittonic familial or political connections.
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The Brittonic sources suggest somewhat larger numbers, at 300 and 2100, respectively.
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As far as I know Carwannock has not been identified, but the first element ‘Car’ is the Brittonic ‘Caer’, meaning a fort.
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