Re: THEORY: Browsing at Borders Public Library

On Sun, 10 Oct 1999, Nik Taylor wrote:

> andrew wrote:
> > ill comro/lla gomroes: the ethnic identity of a Brithenig speaker, coming
> > of Old Celtic roots meaning fellow countryman, citzen, landsman, tangata
> > whenua.
>
> Is it related to "Cymrig" (sp?), Welsh for Welsh?
>
Both are derived from Combrogi.  If I had known more at the time I would
have derived it from _civem_, which means the same thing in Latin.

- andrew.
--
Andrew Smith, Intheologus                       hobbit@earthlight.co.nz

Giles: Honestly, Buffy.  You order these products, practice with them for
a morning and then cast them aside in favour of a piece of kindling.
When's the last time you used your hippe?
                        - Buffy the Vampire Slayer #3, Dark Horse Comics.