The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-11-09
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| e5ss5z5.ees siF ERIN. ei3t slaigs alT
The common form Eirinn, or Erin. for
Ireland is only improperly used as nomina-
tive, for this correctly spelled Ere or Fire
The question now arises whether this Err.
or, as the word may have heen written at
different periods lr, Ere and Ereo from which
We derive Erenn and Eirinn, as well as Erna
can be interpreted, or its etymology explained
from the Irish language alone. In fact We find
here, in oReillys dictionary, the same word
as substantive and adjective denoting hero,
champion, great good, noble. But the near
relation of these words, in sepse and form,
with the Sanscrit .aryd, is 'incontestible for
the same. as an adjective, denotes ddherent,
truly deroted to, beloved, ATTACKED, benifeent,
kind, The best; as noun, lord. nasier,. .4rier
(man of the empowered race;) and another
Sanscrit form, .4afya. means ,cellborn noble,
vsnerable, chdmpion lord, progressor, friend;
the root is found in .4r. and Ri. to strive. TO
use, TO exalt ones self; also to serve to wor-
fship;, whence the vedish .4ri, attached desir-
ing longing, eager, and Ria, honorable
.4reta and Ereta, illustrious lord. The Ar
menian .4ri, brave. evidently from the same
source, shows a reference to courage and
strength, aud this agrees well with the Irish
Er. hero. champion; .4r. in the Celtic, denotes
high. sublime; .aran,. and Amrya, in Hebrew,
means elevated, lofty, allied to which words
the Sanscrit .4ryapaeta, signifies, venerable
place, or sacred land; wherce the names .4r-
ar0f and .4rmenia, (the elevated, the holy
land .7-"'' .'-'- .-..,----l-. e.
The Sanscrit root Ri, or .4r, is found again
in the irish Airim, .firighim, to take care of,
to watch, to guard. TO observe. whence fire,
watchfuIness carefulness respect;and .4ireoch
careful. watcful, a sehpherd, leader. The
Irish Hire and .4ireach, like the Sancrit .Aryd
lsignify noble, nobleman, famous. rieh vener-
able, illustrous, generous Sanscrit .4ryaka
! denotes an honored parsonage, and the same
: is also used for the proper name of Media, re-.
J lated 70 the Persian Irak The Zyeudic name
$ of region, viz .4riana. and the Persian
Iran, doubtless; have affinity with the Irish
! Ere, Fire, and Erin. .--....,z,
i AS it is pretty well known that .4rya, and
.4iryo are the two oldest national names
} of the Indo-Germanic race, common to the
t two great Eastern branches and in Asia,
' wildly extended,w we may very properly inquire
i INFO the origin of the word. The manifold
e affnities of the radical and derivative forms
g which we have noticed, make it in the highest
t degree probable that the original names, Err
e Ere, Fire, and Erin, which denote the good,
: the noble, the brave, are connected with the
d Sanscrit .4ryavarta. venerable, or sacred
land; with the appellations .4tier, .Ariinames
h of very ancient people in Bactria, aud Media
" as well as with the names .4rarat and .Ar-
# menid. .-,, -.-r....-
IS many Geographical names in Western Asia
n have close affinities with Celtic names ant
I words, examples of which may be seen in tl.e
e Following. viz: The river Kasius in Albania
g the modern Amur. or Samus which Rows in
o to the sea on the south Of Derband. The
d Irish Caise, denotes stream, river and is relat
J. ed to the adjective Cos, swift, quick; and The
o names Caise and caiseddk, swiftness, These
?, words may originate ia the verb Casains, tc
1t turn, to wind. In the Armorie, Has means
d motion, swftness; this lie also, allied to tn.
d English Haste, and to the Sanserit Kas, IL
fe go. rasie,o4g 7ad;a ls.a lnrtE Esamas .d.gr
e q The Saina in Albania-this name may be
sr compared to the Irish, word, Suaineamh, con
ISL fueuee of rivers is4a bGa s5sbis ~ sfa9it1ri
q The Gerrus in Albania; this name may be
b explained BY reference to The Irish Ger. Gel,
b. and Geur, rapid, swift. l,q, .sas;af .,s9!gmi
i The .9Ionta,, on the, north of Albania
al above the Soana, the modern Zerek. This
le name may be allied to the Irish .4iaim, t.
ID go ;to Edfaidhim, to co. to WANDER to fee
ir whence Eaiadhantd, EataatG and .4iamta
iD qnick. rapid sssl aas55gA!3 IS b1a;s ao3as
il4 The sabas in Iberia, fGeprgia,) which name
T. . in the Greek aceusative casewould be .4bantq
I'll To this name may be allied the Irish word
- .abann, or .4bdnd, the old form of s4bhan ant
j, .amhain; Welch .afon and aArnorie i-auea
ID these words signify riuer. With these word
ia agree the Sanscrit Vana. water. and .4pdn
IN stream, river, from .4u. to go. and .Acanka tt
eard run in serpentine course; and .4vana, haste
=. The older FORM .4band, which may have beer
re- derived from .4Junn. comedies again With th!
~ SanscFit .45dnti. or .4panti the name of
h river; also hasting, rapid The Latin .amni.
a. river, stands either for .Abnis, .4rais or be-
= longs to the Sanserit .4mni, way, from tn
:. verb .4n. to go. isl Or Iiie ii 43'di ~ .l7l
= Cyras, the name of a Persian King. Ac-
Il cording to Platarch, his name was derivet
- from Persian word. denoting San But, ii
bs Zyendic language the word Hrare,is the nam'
70 for the sun, consequent this etymology fails
Is A German pbilologist 2. spiegel, explains i
= by q reference to the Hindoo Kurn, one o
!. the ancestors of the Pandus. Kurn, or Cy-
{ rus is also the name of the principal river o
= IBERIA The Fire dialect has Caor, a stream
- and the Welch, Carog river. P.
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