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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/Sėɨs

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed words 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, from Proto-West Germanic *sahsō. Cognate with Middle Irish Saxa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /se̝i̯s/

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
  • Middle Cornish: Seys (attested in personal name)[2]
  • Middle Welsh: Seis
  • Cumbric: [Term?]

References
  1. Jackson, K. H. (1953) Language and History in Early Britain, Edinburgh University Press, pages 582-583
  2. Padel, Oliver James (1985) Cornish place-name elements, page 208
  3. James, Alan G. (2014), “Elements of Latin Origin in P-Celtic Place-names between the Walls”, in The journal of Scottish name studies‎, page 5
  4. James, Alan G. (2020), “The Brittonic Language in the Old North - A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence”, in Scottish Place Name Society‎, page 259

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

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