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Re: The term "Rhufeinn" for "Rome"
- To: John Cowan <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: The term "Rhufeinn" for "Rome"
- From: andrew <[email protected]>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 12:33:09 +1200 (NZST)
- cc: "Raymond A. Brown" <[email protected]>, Padraic Brown <[email protected]>, Andrew Smith <[email protected]>, Peter Skye <[email protected]>, John Schilke <[email protected]>, Frank George Valoczy <[email protected]>, Celticonlang List <[email protected]>, Sally Caves <[email protected]>, Douglas Mosier <[email protected]>, Martin Bertagnon <[email protected]>
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, John Cowan wrote:
> Where does the ending come from?
>
The Brithenig word for "Rome" is derived from "Romania" rather than Roma.
This is constant with Welsh Rhufain, Rhufein-.
- andrew.
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Lo! thy dread empire, Chaos! is restored;
Light dies before thy uncreating word:
Thy hand, great Anarch! lets the curtain fall;
And Universal Darkness buries All.
- Alexander Pope, The Dunciad, Book IV.