Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/korf

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This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin corpus,[1] cognate with Proto-Brythonic *krɨβ̃ (strong). Parallel borrowing with Old Irish corp (body).

Noun

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*korf m

  1. (anatomy) body

Descendants

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  • Middle Breton: corff, corf, corph
  • Middle Cornish: corf
  • Middle Welsh: corf, corff, corph

Further reading

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R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “corff”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

References

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  1. ^ Lewis, Henry, Pedersen, Holger (1989) A Concise Comparative Celtic Grammar, 3rd edition, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 56