num_pages: 280
description: A collection of 10 essays on Early Welsh. Contents: The etymology of Welsh chwith and the semantics and morphology of PIE *k(w)sweibh- (Peter Schrijver); Rowynniauc, Rhufoniog: the orthography and phonology of /m/ in Early Welsh (Paul Russell); Old English literacy and the provenance of Welsh y (Peter Kitson); Two developments in medieval literary Welsh and their implications for dating texts (Simon Rodway); The structure and typology of prepositional relative clauses in Early Welsh (Graham Isaac); The dry point glosses in Oxoniensis Posterior (Alexander Falileyev and Paul Russell); The Old Welsh glosses on Weights and Measures (Pierre-Yves Lambert); Marwnad Cunedda a diwedd y Brydain Rufeinig (John T. Koch); Are there elements of non-standard language in the work of the Gogynfeirdd? (Peter Busse); The Progressive in Ystorya Bown de Hamtwn (Erich Poppe).
language: English
title: Yr Hen Iaith: Studies in Early Welsh
titlecomplete: Yr Hen Iaith: Studies in Early Welsh
ratings_count: 1
places: Wales
publisher: Celtic Studies Publications