{"id":6327,"date":"2022-01-04T14:05:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T14:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=6327"},"modified":"2022-01-04T14:05:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T14:05:05","slug":"forks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2022\/01\/04\/forks\/","title":{"rendered":"Forks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we&#8217;re looking at words for <strong>fork<\/strong>, and related words, in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/joeyz51\/45377412875\/in\/photolist-2c8R6Vv-KvaJv6-MqTcUv-93xaPN-2gBLgTJ-GvQgdw-2m6neDT-S28k96-2doLThz-sf3VT-2mebwDz-Q7hZyr-o1iZvm-2kxDW7u-6NbPXU-2dd56ui-4z5xaM-2kXNN2K-2kj76Fa-2kj6wWG-2jsRKZT-2mx4eFq-7h9HWP-29mj3Cb-6GaTap-76u3R2-UrVtT5-2mdWqm1-eNBLw-6A2JHy-JvR6CN-bWDEfY-6SZ2S-WVatr5-dqz57-2cVJGU3-69vM3w-6KWcUt-2mkoF9q-9Sbw3K-7Zrf2z-56aAfr-4z9NVY-4z5wrn-4z9LEf-8xye4p-XHDmkf-nz4BFu-GeFmP8-ePE4cD\" title=\"A Fork In The Road\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4865\/45377412875_2b1de40e92_z.jpg\" alt=\"A Fork In The Road\" width=\"640\" height=\"473\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*gabl\u0101<\/strong> = fork<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Gaulish<\/th>\n<td><strong>gab(a)los<\/strong> = fork<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gabul<\/strong> [\u02c8\u0261avul] = fork, branch, gallows, gibbet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gabhal<\/strong> [\u0261o\u02d0\u0259l\u032a\u02e0] = bifurcation, fork, crotch, junction<br \/>\n<strong>gabahl\u00e1n<\/strong> = martin, fork<br \/>\n<strong>gabahl\u00f3g<\/strong> = fork, forked stick, forked implement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gobahl<\/strong> [\u0261o\u02d0\u0259l\u032a\u02e0] = bifurcation, fork, crotch, junction<br \/>\n<strong>gobahl-gleusaidh<\/strong> = tuning fork<br \/>\n<strong>gobahl-roinn<\/strong> = pair of compasses<br \/>\n<strong>gobahl-rathaid<\/strong> = road junction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>goal<\/strong> = fork, branch, crotch, crutch, junction, perineum<br \/>\n<strong>goal twoaie<\/strong> = rainbow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*ga\u03b2l<\/strong> [\u02c8\u0261a\u03b2l] =fork<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gafl, gauyl<\/strong> = fork<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gafl<\/strong> [gafl] = fork, stride, lap, inner part of the thigh, groin, angle, nook<br \/>\n<strong>gaflach<\/strong> arrow, dart, lance, spear, javelin, sickle; fork, stride, hind-legs, groin<br \/>\n<strong>gaflachaf, gaflachu<\/strong> = to straddle, walk with the feet wide apart<br \/>\n<strong>gaflachog<\/strong> = armed with javelins or spears; astride, bandy-legged, furcated, forked<br \/>\n<strong>gaflaw<\/strong> = split open, cleft, forked, in two<br \/>\n<strong>gafliaf, gaflio<\/strong> = to straddle, place\/sit with the legs wide apart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gowl<\/strong> = crotch, fork<br \/>\n<strong>gowlek<\/strong> = forked<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Breton<\/th>\n<td><strong>gabl<\/strong> = fork<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gaol<\/strong> = fork<br \/>\n<strong>gaoliek<\/strong> = forkful<br \/>\n<strong>gaolia\u00f1<\/strong> = to mount, bestride, ride (<em>a horse or bicycle<\/em>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*g\u02b0eh\u2081b\u02b0-<\/em> (to grab, take) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/gabl%C4%81\">source<\/a>]. The English word <strong>gable<\/strong> comes from the Gaulish wood <em>gab(a)los<\/em> (fork), via the Old French <em>gable<\/em> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/gabl%C4%81\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*awsetlo-<\/strong>  = (flesh-)fork<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>\u00e1el<\/strong> [\u026f\u02d0l] = trident, meatfork, flesh-fork<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>adhal<\/strong> = fork, trident<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>adhal<\/strong> [\u0264.\u0259l\u032a\u02e0]  = flesh-hook, flesh fork<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>aall<\/strong> = table fork, fleshhook<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: possibly from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*h\u2081\u00f3los<\/em> (awl) or <em>*\u0113l-<\/em> (awl, prong) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%C3%A1el#Old_Irish\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>forc<\/strong> [fork] = fork, pronged spear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>forc<\/strong> [f\u02e0o\u027e\u02e0k] = fork<br \/>\n<strong>forc \u00e9isc<\/strong> = fish fork<br \/>\n<strong>forc f\u00e9ir<\/strong> = hay-fork<br \/>\n<strong>forc\u00e1il<\/strong> = to fork<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>forca<\/strong> [\u02c8f\u0254r\u032a\u02e0xg\u0259] = fork, cramp<br \/>\n<strong>forca-fhe\u00f2ir<\/strong> = hayfork<br \/>\n<strong>forca-sp\u00f2laidh<\/strong> = carving fork<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>fforc, fforch<\/strong> [f\u0254rk\/f\u0254r\u03c7]= (table) fork<br \/>\n<strong>fforc gig<\/strong> = carving-fork<br \/>\n<strong>fforc diwnio<\/strong> = tuning-fork<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>forgh<\/strong> = fork<br \/>\n<strong>yn forgh<\/strong> = in fork (<em>in good order = dry and work well &#8211; uesd in mining<\/em>)<br \/>\n<strong>forghyes<\/strong> = forked<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>forc\u2019h<\/strong> = fork<br \/>\n<strong>forc\u2019had<\/strong> = gap, spread, distance<br \/>\n<strong>forc\u2019hek<\/strong> = forked, bifurcated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from the English <strong>fork<\/strong>, from the Middle English <em>forke<\/em> (fork, gallows), from the Old English <em>forca<\/em> (fork), from the Proto-West-Germanic <em>*furk\u014d<\/em> (fork), from the Latin <em>furca<\/em> (fork). The Breton word comes directly from Latin [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/furca#Latin\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words marked with a * are reconstructions.<\/p>\n<p>Sources: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/\">Wiktionary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faclair.com\/\">Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mannin.info\/Mannin\/fockleyr\/m2e.php\">Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanglann.ie\/en\/fgb\/ceann\">Teanglann.ie<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dil.ie\/\">eDIL &#8211; Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.logainm.ie\/en\/s?txt=gls%3a106-lios&amp;pag=-1\">logainm.ie<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.smo.uhi.ac.uk\/sengoidelc\/duil-belrai\/english.html\">In D\u00fail B\u00e9lrai English &#8211; Old Irish glossary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/geiriadur.ac.uk\/gpc\/gpc.html\">Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornishdictionary.org.uk\/browse?field_word_value=penn\">Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkaevraz.net\/dicobzh\/index.php\">Dictionaire Favereau<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brezhoneg.bzh\/87-termofis.htm\">TermOfis<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/devri.bzh\/\">Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/geriafurch.bzh\/br\">Geriafurch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wales.ac.uk\/Resources\/Documents\/Research\/CelticLanguages\/EnglishProtoCelticWordList.pdf\">English &#8211; ProtoCeltic WordList<\/a> (PDF), <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/EtymologicalDictionaryOfProtoCeltic\">Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/create.blubrry.com\/resources\/podcast-media-hosting\/?code=omniglot\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_blubrry.png\" alt=\"Blubrry podcast hosting\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we&#8217;re looking at words for fork, and related words, in Celtic languages. Proto-Celtic *gabl\u0101 = fork Gaulish gab(a)los = fork Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) gabul [\u02c8\u0261avul] = fork, branch, gallows, gibbet Irish (Gaeilge) gabhal [\u0261o\u02d0\u0259l\u032a\u02e0] = bifurcation, fork, crotch, junction gabahl\u00e1n = martin, fork gabahl\u00f3g = fork, forked stick, forked implement Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig) gobahl [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,26,19,20,25,21,3,36,22,77,7,27,8,71,78,10,11,12,67,13,23,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaulish","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-latin","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-english-englisch","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-old-breton","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-old-french-franceis","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-germanic","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\/6327","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=6327"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6335,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6327\/revisions\/6335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}