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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 stream have frequently no apparent connexion of lan- guage one ...
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 stream have frequently no apparent connexion of lan- guage one ...
Side 10
The base of the " hill " was enclosed with a stone circle executed with remarkable industry , and frequently in districts where , at the present day , blocks of stone are not to be found . Sometimes the enclosure was oval ...
The base of the " hill " was enclosed with a stone circle executed with remarkable industry , and frequently in districts where , at the present day , blocks of stone are not to be found . Sometimes the enclosure was oval ...
Side 11
Frequently on the summit or side of a mound , is found an uin with burnt bones , whilst the bottom of the hill contains the real burial - place , namely , a giant's chamber with its unburnt corpses and stone utensils .
Frequently on the summit or side of a mound , is found an uin with burnt bones , whilst the bottom of the hill contains the real burial - place , namely , a giant's chamber with its unburnt corpses and stone utensils .
Side 19
The name of the Iceni is not to be explained from Celtic , the original word being Cent ; but in Iberian ( Basque ) the is a frequent prefix , and in foreign names causes no change of meaning . The Bibroci ( whence Berkshire ) is most ...
The name of the Iceni is not to be explained from Celtic , the original word being Cent ; but in Iberian ( Basque ) the is a frequent prefix , and in foreign names causes no change of meaning . The Bibroci ( whence Berkshire ) is most ...
Side 26
We can trace them by a peculiar use of the word caer ( car ) , that is cathair , the city , which they prefixed to the older names of places conquered by them , -names that they frequently did not under- stand .
We can trace them by a peculiar use of the word caer ( car ) , that is cathair , the city , which they prefixed to the older names of places conquered by them , -names that they frequently did not under- stand .
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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 | Indiana Universitet |
| Digitaliseret | 2. sep 2009 |
| Længde | 171 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |