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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/Gworθɨɣern

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Brythonic

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *Uɸortigernos.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡworθɨˈɣɛrn/

Proper noun

*Gworθɨɣern

  1. A male given name

Descendants
  • Breton: Guorthigern
  • Old Welsh: Guorthigirn
    • Middle Welsh: Gwrtheyrn
      • Welsh: Gwrtheyrn
  • → Old English: Wyrtġeorn [9th c. CE] [1]
  • → Latin: Vertigernus [725 CE][2], Uuertigernus [9th c. CE][3], Vortigernus [828 CE][4], Uurtigernus [5]

References
  1. Bately, Janet M. (1986) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: A Collaborative Edition. Vol. 3: MS. A.
  2. Jones, Charles W. (ed.), Beda Venerabilis (1977) De temporum ratione liber, Corpus Christianorum Series Latina 123B
  3. Dumville, David N. (1973), “A new chronicle-fragment of early British history”, in The English Historical Review, 88, page 314: “Annos CCCCXLVIIII Martinus cum Ualentiniano imperium su[scip]iens et vii annis [tenuit]; quorum tempore Angli, a Uuertigerno Brittonum rege arcessiti, Brittaniam adierunt quorum dux erat Hengist filius Ohta.”
  4. Dumville, David N. (ed.), Beda Venerabilis (1985) The Historia Brittonum: The Vatican Recension
  5. Chadwick, N.K. (ed.) (1954) Studies in Early British History
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