Arthur's Miscellany Spring26 References to linguistic terms explained

References to linguistic terms explained in the Grammar

Written by James Russell

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Arthur's Miscellany Spring26 References to linguistic terms explainedIn the tenth century Annales Cambriae, which possibly goes back to contemporary sources, the entry about the Battle of Badon Hill mentions that Arthur carried the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ on his shoulders for three days and three nights. It is likely that this Latin quote is based upon a Welsh source, in which the words for shoulder (ysqwyd) and shield (ysqwyt) were close enough in spelling to get mixed up quite easily. Arthurs Miscellany is