单词 | gwentian |
释义 | Gwentiann.adj. A. n. a. An inhabitant of Gwent in Monmouthshire, historically a Welsh principality. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > Welsh nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Wales > parts of Wales Gwentian1831 Powysian1850 Cardiffian1858 1831 S. Lewis Topogr. Dict. Eng. III. 318/2 The attempts of the Anglo-Saxon sovereigns to subjugate Wales were opposed by the Gwentians with extraordinary courage, insomuch that they do not appear to have been completely conquered during the Anglo-Saxon period. b. The dialect of this region. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Celtic > Brythonic > Welsh > dialects of Gwentian1913 Powysian1913 1913 J. M. Jones Welsh Gram. 8 Gwentian, the dialect of Gwent and Morgannwg, or South East Wales. B. adj. Of or pertaining to Gwent. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > Wales > [adjective] > districts of Wales Powysian1805 Gwentian1841 1841 A. Owen tr. Anc. Laws & Instit. of Wales p. vi The Laws and Institutes of Wales are here given in six parts: the three first of these are the Venedotian, the Dimetian, and the Gwentian Codes. 1841 A. Owen tr. Anc. Laws & Instit. of Wales p. vii The Gwentian Code..contains an account of territorial divisions peculiar to Gwent. 1901 Daily Chron. 16 Oct. 3/2 The Gwentian bowmen were famous. 1911 J. E. Lloyd Hist. Wales I. x. 342 The Gwentian Code..appears to be also a compilation, to be ascribed, perhaps, to Morgeneu and his son Cyfnerth, who are mentioned as the authors. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.adj.1831 |
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