Etymological note on 'Glas' as 'water' and 'Dubh-ghlas' for 'Douglas', c1892
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/109
Scope and Contents
Etymological note on 'Glas' as 'water' and 'Dubh-ghlas' for 'Douglas', including mentions of 'Anaghlas = milk and water' and 'Glas-sheile = water brash' and a note that there is a 'Dubh-ghlas in Leanndaidh Lennox where some say Arthur fought his 3[r]d 4th and 5th battles.' [Douglas Water, Siorrachd Dhùn Breatainn/Dunbartonshire]
Dates
- Creation: c1892
Creator
- From the Fonds: Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Watson, William John, 1865-1948 (Professor of Celtic) (Person)
Language of Materials
Gaelic,English
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Full Extent
From the Series: 39 folios ; 13 x 19.7 cm
Physical Location
5.07
Physical Location
folio 19v, line 14 to folio 20r, line 8
Bibliography
Campbell, Duncan, 'The Imperial Idea in Early British History', The Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, vol. XIV (1887-1888), p. 289
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
Repository Details
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