Brythonic

Britons themselves they were Celts, as were the Gauls and the Belgians, but of what is called the Brythonic branch, represented in speech by the

The History of London Walter Besant 1868

It roughly dates from the birth of the Welsh language from Brythonic to the arrival of the Normans in Wales towards the end of the eleventh century.

Archive 2009-09-01 2009

It roughly dates from the birth of the Welsh language from Brythonic to the arrival of the Normans in Wales towards the end of the eleventh century.

Great Welsh analogies: The Political Teacup 2009

However, I do think both regions, and other 'pictish' regions would start from a Brythonic base when it comes to the basic language elements and names - and the concepts represented in names and stonework would have had an even wider geographical spread, right across the non-irish areas of what became 'alba'.

Pictish female names Carla 2010

Actually Arthur wasnt English, he was British or Brythonic - i.e.

KING ARTHUR "NOT ENGLISH" 2009

The campaigns of Cadwallon,did they reclaim the area of Chester or at this point was it still in the hands of the Brythonic dynasties?

Chester in the seventh century: the fortress defences Carla 2009

The newcomers also contributed to create the Breton language, Brezhoneg, which is a Celtic language descending from the Brythonic of Insular Celtic languages brought by Romano-British and other Britons to Armorica.

Brittany Prepares for St. Yew's Day 2009

Around the 5th century the Irish invaded Scotland and brought with them a variety of Gaelic that replaced the traditional Brythonic language.

The Celtic Languages: the Richness of the Isles 2009

I wonder whether it might be that the Roman pronunciation of Deva Dee-wa was a bit close to the Brythonic word for God?

Chester in the seventh century: surviving infrastructure Carla 2009

I thought I'd spotted an interesting coincidence that "Deva" sounded like the Brythonic word for "God", I should have suspected that that was its source!

Chester in the seventh century: surviving infrastructure Carla 2009