02-22-2010, 10:15 PM
Quote:Koch certainly seems to be making the claim that I think he does. In Old Welsh, gynt indeed meant "heathens", in line with the Christian usage of Latin gentes.
If you truly believe this how can you explain that modern welsh 'gynt' means formerly, of yore, once ([url:28xe15l6]http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/fun/welsh/LexiconForms.html[/url]) whilst at the same time maintaining that meanings don't change over time?
As for your assertion that 'gynt' is a loan from latin gens, see Matasovi?, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic for its pre chistian cognates.
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Harry Amphlett
