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Side 4
Comparisons of languages have shown that peoples widely spread over the
globe are closely allied , and unquestionably of a common origin , whilst peoples
separated only by a stream have frequently no apparent connexion of language ...
Comparisons of languages have shown that peoples widely spread over the
globe are closely allied , and unquestionably of a common origin , whilst peoples
separated only by a stream have frequently no apparent connexion of language ...
Side 28
Whatever frivolous origin the name may have had , it was adopted by the
Romans ; thus we find that one of the forts was called Olenacum , that is , “ having
elbows or corners . " As for the rest , the conjectures of antiquaries concerning the
sites ...
Whatever frivolous origin the name may have had , it was adopted by the
Romans ; thus we find that one of the forts was called Olenacum , that is , “ having
elbows or corners . " As for the rest , the conjectures of antiquaries concerning the
sites ...
Side 30
... as we have no evidence that they ever entered Cumberland . The origin of the
Scots is involved in some obscurity , but various traditions confirm a belief that
they came into Ireland from Spain . They landed in the south and south - east ,
and ...
... as we have no evidence that they ever entered Cumberland . The origin of the
Scots is involved in some obscurity , but various traditions confirm a belief that
they came into Ireland from Spain . They landed in the south and south - east ,
and ...
Side 34
-thinks himself at liberty to frighten tourists with the origin of Celtic names . The
oldest words corresponding to the modern “ town , ” evidently indicate the state of
the plains , when the first immigrants were entering Europe . They are all ...
-thinks himself at liberty to frighten tourists with the origin of Celtic names . The
oldest words corresponding to the modern “ town , ” evidently indicate the state of
the plains , when the first immigrants were entering Europe . They are all ...
Side 36
this word , broo ( in Brougham ) , from the same origin . The Ger . burg only
accounts for borough ( in Borrowbridge , etc. ) The Brovonacæ and Brovacum of
Ant . It . CALEDONIA ( C. Gaill y dun , the Gauls of the hills ) , a Lat . derivative for
the ...
this word , broo ( in Brougham ) , from the same origin . The Ger . burg only
accounts for borough ( in Borrowbridge , etc. ) The Brovonacæ and Brovacum of
Ant . It . CALEDONIA ( C. Gaill y dun , the Gauls of the hills ) , a Lat . derivative for
the ...
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Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | Cumberland & Westmorland, Ancient and Modern: The People, Dialect, Superstitions and Customs |
| Forfatter | Jeremiah Sullivan |
| Udgiver | Whittaker and Company, 1857 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Det bayerske statsbibliotek |
| Digitaliseret | 8. sep 2009 |
| Længde | 171 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |