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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/Sėɨs

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Brythonic

Etymology

From earlier *Saxsī,[1] borrowed from Latin Saxō,[2] itself borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *sahsō. Parallel borrowing with Middle Irish Saxa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈse̝i̯s/

Noun

*Sėɨs m (feminine *Saɨsnes, plural *Saɨson)

  1. Anglo-Saxon, Englishman

Derived terms
  • *Saɨsnig (“Anglo-Saxon”, adjective)
  • *Saɨsneg (“Anglo-Saxon language”)

Descendants
  • Middle Breton: Saus
    • Breton: Saoz
  • Cumbric:
  • Middle Cornish: *Seys (attested in personal name)[5]
  • Middle Welsh: Seis

References
  1. Jackson, Kenneth (1953) Language and History in Early Britain: a chronological survey of the Brittonic Languages, 1st to 12th c. A.D., Edinburgh: The University Press, →ISBN, pages 582-583
  2. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Sais”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  3. James, Alan G. (2014) “Elements of Latin Origin in P-Celtic Place-names between the Walls”, in The Journal of Scottish Name Studies‎, volume 8, page 5
  4. James, Alan G. (2020) The Brittonic Language in the Old North - A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence‎, The Journal of Scottish Name Studies, page 259
  5. Padel, O. J. (1985) Cornish place-name elements (English Place-Name Society; 56/57), Nottingham: The University Press, →ISBN, page 208
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