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... appears systematically in XII ( beside one instance of f ) , and fw , which appears systematically in XVIII . These spellings may possibly be designed to suggest the sound [ ] , which shares its spirantal quality with [ f ] and its ...
... appears systematically in XII ( beside one instance of f ) , and fw , which appears systematically in XVIII . These spellings may possibly be designed to suggest the sound [ ] , which shares its spirantal quality with [ f ] and its ...
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... appears as lough ( xviii 95 ) , loough ( xxvi 18 ) ; the word entered English early - the form luh is found in the Northumbrian dialect of Old English . Ir . cliabh ' basket ' appears as cleave ( xxi 17 ) . Ir . seach is another noun ...
... appears as lough ( xviii 95 ) , loough ( xxvi 18 ) ; the word entered English early - the form luh is found in the Northumbrian dialect of Old English . Ir . cliabh ' basket ' appears as cleave ( xxi 17 ) . Ir . seach is another noun ...
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... appears to be a Fingallian word : it occurs also in xiii 26 , and repeatedly in parts of Purgatorium Hibernicum and The Irish Hudibras not printed here ; at the present day it is widely used in north Leinster and the extreme south of ...
... appears to be a Fingallian word : it occurs also in xiii 26 , and repeatedly in parts of Purgatorium Hibernicum and The Irish Hudibras not printed here ; at the present day it is widely used in north Leinster and the extreme south of ...
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THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND | 9 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE TEXTS TEXTS | 31 |
Captain Thomas Stukeley 15961605 | 77 |
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