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Middle Irish, also called Middle Gaelic [1] (Irish: An Mheán-Ghaeilge, Scottish Gaelic: Meadhan-Ghàidhlig), [2] is the Goidelic language which was spoken in Ireland, most of Scotland and the Isle of Man from c. 900–1200 AD; it is therefore a contemporary of Late Old English and Early Middle English.
Ogham (also ogam and ogom, [4] / ˈ ɒ ɡ əm / OG-əm, [5] Modern Irish: [ˈoː(ə)mˠ]; Middle Irish: ogum, ogom, later ogam [ˈɔɣəmˠ] [6] [7]) is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language (in the "orthodox" inscriptions, 4th to 6th centuries AD), and later the Old Irish language (scholastic ogham, 6th to 9th centuries).
Some Irish-language names derive from English names, e.g. Éamonn from Edmund. Some Irish-language names have English equivalents, both deriving from a common source, e.g. Irish Máire (anglicised Maura), Máirín (Máire + - ín "a diminutive suffix"; anglicised Maureen) and English Mary all derive from French: Marie, which ultimately derives ...
Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials (also called "the DIL"), published by the Royal Irish Academy, is the definitive dictionary of the origins of the Irish language, specifically the Old Irish, Middle Irish, and Early Modern Irish stages up to c. 1700; the modern language is not included.
Shelta language is sometimes thought to be a Goidelic language, but is in fact a cant based on Irish and English, with a primarily Irish-based grammar and English-based syntax. The Bungi dialect in Canada is an English dialect spoken by Métis that was influenced by Orkney English, Scots English, Cree, Ojibwe, and Scottish Gaelic.
It is characterized by an increased amount of linguistic variation compared to the relatively uniform writing of Old Irish. In Middle Irish texts. writers blended together contemporary and older linguistic forms in the same text. [11] Middle Irish is the language of a large amount of literature, including the entire Ulster Cycle.
phoney – (probably from the English fawney meaning "gilt brass ring used by swindlers", which is from Irish fáinne meaning "ring") fake. pinkeen – From pincín, a minnow or an insignificant person. This in turn comes from English pink + Irish diminutive –ín. pollan – A fish found in Irish loughs, from Irish pollán.
An academic journal established in 1886 and publishing articles on all aspects of history – British, European, and world history – since the classical era. It is the oldest surviving English language academic journal in the discipline of history. English Review. [22] Ériu. [23] An academic journal of Irish language studies established in 1904.