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Lexically in OIr. ''bríg'' < *''brīgā'' 'might, worth', MW ''bri'' 'honour, esteem', MBret. ''bry'' 'respect', Co. ''bry'' 'respect, honor', and also Gaul. *''brigo''- 'worth' as reconstuctable from Romance words ({{bib|DLG}}: 88, {{bib|FEW}}: 543). No IE etymology has been established – {{bib|IEW}}: 476 f. compares the Insular Celtic words to ModGerm. ''Krieg'' from a potential PIE proto-form *''g<sup>u̯</sup>riH-g''(''ʰ'' )-''o''- ({{bib|Kroonen 2013}} s.v. *''krīgan'', but cf. {{bib|Zair 2012}}: 114). {{bib|Matasović 2009}} s.v. *''brigo''/''ā''- suggests that it may go back to the same root as {{m||brig-}} 'height, elevation', which is impossible due to long /ī/. | Lexically in OIr. ''bríg'' < *''brīgā'' 'might, worth', MW ''bri'' 'honour, esteem', MBret. ''bry'' 'respect', Co. ''bry'' 'respect, honor', and also Gaul. *''brigo''- 'worth' as reconstuctable from Romance words ({{bib|DLG}}: 88, {{bib|FEW}}: 543, {{bib|Delamarre 2019}}: 153 f.). No IE etymology has been established – {{bib|IEW}}: 476 f. compares the Insular Celtic words to ModGerm. ''Krieg'' from a potential PIE proto-form *''g<sup>u̯</sup>riH-g''(''ʰ'' )-''o''- ({{bib|Kroonen 2013}} s.v. *''krīgan'', but cf. {{bib|Zair 2012}}: 114). {{bib|Matasović 2009}} s.v. *''brigo''/''ā''- suggests that it may go back to the same root as {{m||brig-}} 'height, elevation', which is impossible due to long /{{p||ī}}/. | ||
''brīg''- rather than {{m||brig-}} is the base which is generally assumed to underlie Gaulish compound names in ''brigo''- (e.g. ''brigomarus'', ''brigouix'', ''brigomaglos'') and hypocoristics (e.g. ''brigios'' | ''brīg''- rather than {{m||brig-}} is the base which is generally assumed to underlie Gaulish compound names in ''brigo''- (e.g. ''brigomarus'', ''brigouix'', ''brigomaglos'') and hypocoristics (e.g. {{bib|RIG}} M-11 ''brigios'', ''brigia'', ''brigionus'') ({{bib|KGP}}: 156, {{bib|GPN}}: 314–316, {{bib|Lochner von Hüttenbach 1989}}: 36, {{bib|DLG}}: 88, {{bib|Delamarre 2007}}: 214 et passim), as well as toponyms like ''brigomagus'' ({{bib|Falileyev 2010}}: 81, {{bib|Delamarre 2012}}: 89). For some isolated forms in ''brig''-, in which the length of the root vowel cannot be determined (e.g. ''brigindoni'', {{bib|GPN}}: 314–316), no decision can be made between this morpheme and {{m||brig-}}. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:10, 28 January 2024
| Type: | lexical |
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| Meaning: | 'worth, honour' |
| Language: | Celtic |
| Phonemic analysis: | /brīg/- |
| From Proto-Celtic: | *brīg- 'worth, honour' |
| Attestation: | prikou, priś |
Commentary
Lexically in OIr. bríg < *brīgā 'might, worth', MW bri 'honour, esteem', MBret. bry 'respect', Co. bry 'respect, honor', and also Gaul. *brigo- 'worth' as reconstuctable from Romance words (DLG: 88, FEW: 543, Delamarre 2019: 153 f.). No IE etymology has been established – IEW: 476 f. compares the Insular Celtic words to ModGerm. Krieg from a potential PIE proto-form *gu̯riH-g(ʰ )-o- (Kroonen 2013 s.v. *krīgan, but cf. Zair 2012: 114). Matasović 2009 s.v. *brigo/ā- suggests that it may go back to the same root as brig- 'height, elevation', which is impossible due to long /ī/.
brīg- rather than brig- is the base which is generally assumed to underlie Gaulish compound names in brigo- (e.g. brigomarus, brigouix, brigomaglos) and hypocoristics (e.g. RIG M-11 brigios, brigia, brigionus) (KGP: 156, GPN: 314–316, Lochner von Hüttenbach 1989: 36, DLG: 88, Delamarre 2007: 214 et passim), as well as toponyms like brigomagus (Falileyev 2010: 81, Delamarre 2012: 89). For some isolated forms in brig-, in which the length of the root vowel cannot be determined (e.g. brigindoni, GPN: 314–316), no decision can be made between this morpheme and brig-.
Bibliography
| Delamarre 2007 | Xavier Delamarre, Noms de personnes celtiques dans l'épigraphie classique. Nomina Celtica Antiqua Selecta Inscriptionum, Paris: Errance 2007. |
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| Delamarre 2012 | Xavier Delamarre, Noms de lieux celtiques de l'Europe ancienne (-500/+500). Dictionnaire, Arles: Errance 2012. |
| Delamarre 2019 | Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire des thèmes nominaux du gaulois. I. Ab- / Iχs(o)-, Paris: Les Cent Chemins 2019. |
| DLG | Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise. Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental, 2nd, revised edition, Paris: Errance 2003. |
| Falileyev 2010 | Alexander Falileyev, Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names. A Celtic Companion to the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, Aberystwyth: CMCS 2010. |
| FEW | Walther von Wartburg, Französisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, Bâle: 1922–2002. |
