{"id":3860,"date":"2018-12-11T18:20:56","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T18:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=3860"},"modified":"2024-01-19T20:46:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T20:46:25","slug":"to-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2018\/12\/11\/to-read\/","title":{"rendered":"To Read"},"content":{"rendered":"

Words for to read<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n

\"To<\/p>\n

Words marked with a * are reconstructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\nl\u00e9gaid<\/strong> = to read, study, read aloud, recite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\nl\u00e9gad<\/strong> = reading, studying
\nl\u00e9gaid<\/strong> = to read, study, recite
\nl\u00e9gth\u00f3racht<\/strong> = reading, perusal, learning, study<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\nl\u00e9igh<\/strong> [l\u02b2e\u02d0\u025f] = to read
\nl\u00e9amh<\/strong> = reading
\nl\u00e9itheoir<\/strong> = reader
\nl\u00e9itheoireacht<\/strong> = reading<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\nleugh<\/strong> [l\u032a\u02d0ev] = to read
\nleughadair, leughamh<\/strong> = reader
\nleughadh, leughamh<\/strong> = reading, perusing, perusal
\nleughair<\/strong> [l\u032a\u02b2e\u02d0v\u0259r] = reader (person)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\nlhaih<\/strong> = to read
\nlhait, lhaiht<\/strong> = read
\nlhaihagh<\/strong> = bookish, legible, studious
\nlhaihder<\/strong> = reader, lector
\nlhaihderys<\/strong> = art of reading, perusal
\nlhaihoil<\/strong> = legible, readable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\nlleir, lleu, lleawr<\/strong> = to read<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\nlleaf, lleu<\/strong> [\u02c8\u026ceav\/\u026cei\u032f] = to read<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from Latin leg\u014d<\/em> (to choose, appoint, collect, extract, read), from the Proto-Italic *leg\u014d<\/em> (to gather, collect) , from the Proto-Indo-European *le\u01f5-<\/em> (to gather, collect) [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\nl\u00e9igenn<\/strong> = education, learning, reading, study
\nl\u00e9ignid<\/strong> = scholar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\nl\u00e9igenn<\/strong> = studying, reading, learning, doctrine
\nl\u00e9igaid<\/strong> = to read, study, recite
\nl\u00e9igenta<\/strong> = learned
\nl\u00e9ignid<\/strnng> = learned man, scholar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\nl\u00e9ann<\/strong> [l\u0320\u02b2e\u02d0n\u032a\u02e0] = learning, education, study
\nl\u00e9annta<\/strong> = learned, erudite, scholarly
\nl\u00e9anntacht<\/strong> = learnedness, erudition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\nl\u00e9igheann<\/strong> [l\u032a\u02b2e\u02d0.\u0259n\u032a] = (act of ) reading<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n*lle\u0263enn<\/strong> = literature, learning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\nllen, ll\u00ean<\/strong> = literature, lore
\ndarllein, darllain<\/strong>= to read<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\nll\u00ean<\/strong> [\u026ce\u02d0n] = literature, lore, scholar, priest, cleric, ecclesiastic, clerical, learned
\nllenyddiaeth<\/strong> = literature, scholarship
\ndarllen(af)<\/strong> [\u02c8dar\u026c\u025bn(av) \/ \u02c8dar\u026c\u025bn(av)] = to read (aloud), peruse; learn; discern by observation, understand a person\u2019s character; scrutinize<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\nlyen<\/strong> = literature, learning, erudition, scholarship
\nlenn<\/strong> = to read
\nlenner<\/strong> = reader\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\nlien<\/strong> [\u02c8li\u02d0\u025bn] = literature
\nliennek<\/strong> = literary
\nlenna<\/strong> [‘l\u025bn:a \/ ‘l\u025bn\u0250] = to read
\nlenner, lenores<\/strong> = reader<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\nlenn, leenn, leen<\/strong> = reading. to read
\nlenniff<\/strong> = to read<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\nlenn<\/strong> [l\u025bn\u02d0] = to read
\nlennadur<\/strong> [l\u025b\u02c8n\u0251\u02d0.dyr] = reading
\nlenna\u00f1<\/strong> = to read
\nlennegezh<\/strong> = literature
\nlenner<\/strong> [\u02c8l\u025bn\u02d0.\u025br] = reader
\nlennus<\/strong> [\u02c8l\u025b.n\u02d0ys] = legible
\nlennusted<\/strong> [\u02c8l\u025b.n\u02d0ys] = legibility, readability<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from Latin legendum\/legend\u0101<\/em>, from Latin leg\u014d<\/em> (to choose, appoint, collect, extract, read), from the Proto-Italic *leg\u014d<\/em> (to gather, collect) , from the Proto-Indo-European *le\u01f5-<\/em> (to gather, collect) [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

English words from the same roots include collect<\/strong>, dialect<\/strong>, dyslexia<\/strong>, elect<\/strong>, intellect<\/strong>, lectern<\/strong>, lection<\/strong> and legion<\/strong> [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\nredi, redy\u00e9<\/strong> = to read
\nredyans<\/strong> = reading
\nredior, rediores<\/strong> = reader<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\nredya<\/strong> = to read
\nredyans<\/strong> = reading
\nredyer, redyores<\/strong> = reader<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from English read<\/strong>, from Middle English reden<\/em> (to counsel, advise, study, read), from Old English r\u01e3dan<\/em> (to read, advise, guess), from Proto-West Germanic *r\u0101dan<\/em>, from Proto-Germanic *r\u0113dan\u0105<\/em> (to advise, counsel), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh\u2081d\u02b0-<\/em> (to think, arrange [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

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Sources: Wiktionary<\/a>, Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, Teanglann.ie<\/a>, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/a>, In D\u00fail B\u00e9lrai English – Old Irish glossary<\/a>, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, Lexicon Cornu-britannicum: A Dictionary of the Ancient Celtic Language of Cornwall<\/a>, Dictionaire Favereau<\/a>, TermOfis<\/a>, Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Words for to read and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) l\u00e9gaid = to read, study, read aloud, recite Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) l\u00e9gad = reading, studying l\u00e9gaid = to read, study, recite l\u00e9gth\u00f3racht = reading, perusal, learning, study Irish (Gaeilge) l\u00e9igh [l\u02b2e\u02d0\u025f] = to read l\u00e9amh […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,26,19,20,21,3,36,22,10,13,23,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-latin","category-gaelg-manx","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3860"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7845,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3860\/revisions\/7845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}