{"id":7624,"date":"2023-10-13T14:48:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T13:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=7624"},"modified":"2023-10-13T14:48:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T13:48:04","slug":"haughty-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2023\/10\/13\/haughty-pride\/","title":{"rendered":"Haughty Pride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Words for <strong>pride<\/strong>, <strong>arrogance<\/strong>, <strong>vanity<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/0742\/2454377962\/in\/photolist-4JTk4q-fftQs1-2ordofw-ffptoj-Urp6mn-9MdT3s-8gqeC7-NPhYU7-29RuXVd-fftLks-28c3JN5-29RuS1Y-y15CqU-NPjdUj-nHioPX-reJu3g-nZFeXA-qXgVyR-qhHNdf-qX9hEU-nHhmmV-29RuHbo-ffaffa-2aX1V4a-nHhmwp-fftR8U-ffexa6-28R8KhW-2aX1gtv-2aX39Tn-Mc2Ly8-Urp6MT-9MdSQj-V5GYkh-ffabpP-2m49wDc-28c3RRy-LjCpzJ-KtMpV9-unX8RJ-29yDxTa-2aX1PPc-28c331J-28c4P73-KNgGxz-swLWRy-vjAbyH-29yCQWk-27YHmMy-nRjzjs\" title=\"Gay Pride\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2248\/2454377962_36ecbdc060_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"Gay Pride\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Words marked with a * are reconstructions.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*auberos<\/strong> = vain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go&iacute;delc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>&uacute;abar<\/strong> = pride, arrogance<br>\n<strong>&uacute;abrige<\/strong> = pride, arrogance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>&uacute;abar<\/strong> = pride, arrogance, vanity, confidence<br>\n<strong>&uacute;abrach<\/strong> = proud, haughty<br>\n<strong>&uacute;abrigidir<\/strong> = to treat insolently, profane, mock<br>\n<strong>&oacute;bar<\/strong> = vain-glory<br>\n<strong>an&uacute;abar, anuabhar<\/strong> = inordinate pride<br>\n<strong>com&uacute;abar<\/strong> = great pride<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>uabhar<\/strong> = pride, arrogance, spiritedness, exuberance, frolicking, frolicsomeness, rankness, luxuriance, eeriness, feeling of loneliness<br>\n<strong>anuabhar<\/strong> = overweening pride, excess (of grief, weeping)<br>\n<strong>aingeal an uabhair<\/strong> = fallen angel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G&agrave;idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>uabhar<\/strong> [u&#601;v&#601;r&#810;] = pride, insolence<br>\n<strong>uabharra<\/strong> [u&#601;v&#601;r&#810;&#736;&#601;] = proud, haughty<br>\n<strong>uaibhreach<\/strong> [u&#601;ivr&#810;&#690;&#601;x] = haughty, proud, arrogant<br>\n<strong>an-uaibhreach<\/strong> = humble<br>\n<strong>uaibhreas<\/strong> = arrogance, haughtiness<br>\n<strong>uaibhridh<\/strong> = haughty, proud, arrogant<br>\n<strong>ro sgrios thig uabhar<\/strong> = pride goes\/comes before a fall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*&#7885;&beta;er<\/strong> = vain (?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ofer, ouer<\/strong> = worthless, vain, useless<br>\n<strong>of&ecirc;ra, ouera, ofera<\/strong> = to behave frivolously<br>\n<strong>overaidd<\/strong> = vain, frivolous<br>\n<strong>oferbeth, obherbeth<\/strong> = worthless or pointless thing<br>\n<strong>ofered, oferedd<\/strong> = vanity, unsubstantiality, emptiness, vainglory<br>\n<strong>ofergoel, ofer-goel<\/strong> = superstition, vain belief<br>\n<strong>overwr, ouerwr, oferwr<\/strong> = good-for-nothing, waster, idler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>ofer<\/strong> [&#712;&#596;v&#603;r \/ &#712;o&#720;v&#603;r] = worthless, vain, useless, unnecessary, futile, wasteful, prodigal, unprofitable, frivolous<br>\n<strong>ofera(f)<\/strong> = to behave frivolously, live dissolutely, trifle, idle, laze, loiter, waste, squander<br>\n<strong>oferaidd<\/strong> = vain, frivolous, unprofitable, worthless<br>\n<strong>oferbeth<\/strong> = worthless or pointless thing, trifle, bauble<br>\n<strong>oferdod<\/strong> = vanity, dissipation, frivolousness<br>\n<strong>oferedd<\/strong> = vanity, unsubstantiality, emptiness, vainglory<br>\n<strong>ofergoel<\/strong> = superstition, vain belief, false religion<br>\n<strong>oferwr<\/strong> = good-for-nothing, waster, idler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>evereth, ufereth<\/strong> = vanity, idleness, frivolity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>euver<\/strong> = valueless, worthless<br>\n<strong>euvergryjyk<\/strong> = superstitious<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>euver<\/strong> = bland, insipid, flavourless<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>euver<\/strong> = bland, spineless(ness), damage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: from Proto-Celtic <em>*aw-<\/em> and <em>*ber-o-<\/em> (to carry), from Proto-Indo-European <em>*b&#688;&eacute;reti<\/em> (to carry, bear, flow), <em>*b&#688;er-<\/em> (to bear, carry) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/auberos\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same PIE roots include <strong>beir<\/strong> (to bear, give birth to, lay, bring, take) in Irish, <strong>beir<\/strong> (to bear, give birth to) in Scottish Gaelic, <strong>behr<\/strong>  (to bear, give birth to) in Manx, <strong>bairn<\/strong> (child) in Scots, and <strong>bear<\/strong> (to carry), <strong>bier<\/strong>, <strong>birth<\/strong>, <strong>burden<\/strong>, <strong>ferret<\/strong>, and <strong>fortune<\/strong> in English [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/marrone#Italian\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n<td><strong>*balkos<\/strong> = strong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Gaulish<\/th>\n<td><strong>balco-<\/strong> = strong (?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go&iacute;delc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>balc<\/strong> = robust, strong, sturdy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>balc, bailc<\/strong> = stout, strength, sturdy, firm, vigorous, powerful, strength, firmness, vigour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>bailc<\/strong> = strong, stout<br>\n<strong>bailcbh&eacute;im<\/strong> = strong, heavy, blow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G&agrave;idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>bailc<\/strong> [bal&ccedil;g&#690;] = strong, bold, daring<br>\n<strong>bailc uisge<\/strong> = sudden, heavy shower<br>\n<strong>bailceach<\/strong> [bal&ccedil;g&#690;&#601;x] = stout\/strong person<br>\n<strong>bailceata<\/strong> [bal&ccedil;g&#690;&#601;n&#810;&#736;d&#601;] = stout, strong, boastful<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>balch, b&#7933;lch, beilch<\/strong> = proud, glad, pleased, dignified, splendid, imposing, fine, strong, brave<br>\n<strong>balchav<\/strong> = to grow proud or arrogant, pride oneself<br>\n<strong>bylchdaidd<\/strong> = proud, conceited, arrogant, haughty, vain<br>\nstrong&gt;ualchder, balchder = pride, pleasure, fineness, glory, dignity<br>\n<strong>ualchdet, balchet<\/strong> = pride, arrogance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>balch<\/strong> [bal&chi;] = proud, glad, pleased, dignified, splendid, imposing, fine, strong, brave, conceited, arrogant, haughty, vain, pompous<br>\n<strong>balch&acirc;f, balch&aacute;u<\/strong> = to grow proud or arrogant, pride oneself<br>\n<strong>balchdaidd<\/strong> = proud, conceited, arrogant, haughty, vain<br>\n<strong>balchder<\/strong> = pride, pleasure, fineness, glory, dignity<br>\n<strong>balchded<\/strong> = pride, arrogance<br>\n<strong>balchus<\/strong> = proud, vain<br>\n<strong>balchwedd<\/strong> = pride, conceit, lofty<br>\n<strong>belchyn<\/strong> = proud, pompous or self-important person, prig<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>balgh<\/strong> = arrogant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>balc&rsquo;h<\/strong> = haughty, proud, arrogant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>balc&rsquo;h<\/strong> [&#712;balx] = haughty, proud, arrogant<br>\n<strong>ambalc&rsquo;h<\/strong> = reserved, timid<br>\n<strong>balc&rsquo;haat<\/strong> = to make or become haughty<br>\n<strong>balc&rsquo;hded<\/strong> = superb, arrogance<br>\n<strong>balc&rsquo;hder<\/strong> = = pride, arrogance, audacity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: possibly from Proto-Indo-European <em>*b&#688;el-<\/em> (to  blow, swell, inflate). A word from the same Proto-Celtic root is  <strong>balca<\/strong> (bulrush, cattail) in Catalan and Occitan [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/balkos\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same PIE root include <strong>bold<\/strong> in English, <strong>boud<\/strong> (bold, brave) in Dutch, and <strong>bald<\/strong> (soon, almost) in German [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic\/bal%C3%BEaz\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gwrth<\/strong> [&#609;&#650;r&theta;&chi;] = opposition, objection, resistance, contast, opposite<br>\n<strong>gwrth&acirc;d<\/strong> = taunt, light censure, upbraiding, remorse, conviction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\n<td><strong>goth<\/strong> = pride<br>\n<strong>gothus, gothys<\/strong> = proud<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\n<td><strong>gooth<\/strong> = pride<br>\n<strong>gothus<\/strong> = proud, arrogant<br>\n<strong>gorth<\/strong> = obstinate, perverse, stubborn, uppity<br>\n<strong>gorthus<\/strong> = proud<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: unknown<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go&iacute;delc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>blad<\/strong> = fame, renown<br>\n<strong>bladach<\/strong> = famous, renowned, splendid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>blad, bladh, blath<\/strong> = fame, renown, glories, triumphs<br>\n<strong>bladach, bladaig<\/strong> = famous, renowned, splendid<br>\n<strong>bladaigid<\/strong> = praises, extols<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>bl&aacute;th<\/strong> =  pride<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>blaa<\/strong> =  heyday, pride<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: unknown<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Old Irish (Go&iacute;delc)<\/th>\n<td><strong>borr<\/strong> = huge, large, proud, swollen, thick, vast<br>\n<strong>borrfadach<\/strong> = bold, high-spirited, proud<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>borr, b&oacute;rr<\/strong> = big, large, great, vast, mighty, strong, puffed-up, proud<br>\n<strong>borrach<\/strong> = a proud, pretentious person<br>\n<strong>borra(i)d<\/strong> = swelling, maturing, blooming, springing, swells, becomes swollen, bloated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\n<td><strong>borr<\/strong> =  puffed (up with), proud, luxuriant; to swell, grow<br>\n<strong>borrach<\/strong> = proud, arrogant person; swollen, proud, arrogant<br>\n<strong>borrachas<\/strong> = pride, arrogance<br>\n<strong>borradh<\/strong> = swelling, growth, surge, expansion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scottish Gaelic (G&agrave;idhlig)<\/th>\n<td><strong>b&ograve;rr<\/strong> [b&#596;&#720;r&#810;&#736;] = puffed up, swollen, grand, splendid, haughty<br>\n<strong>borrail<\/strong> = swaggering, boastful<br>\n<strong>borranachadh<\/strong> = swelling up, puffing up, frothing at the mouth<br>\n<strong>borraganta<\/strong> = swelling, fierce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: unknown<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>sturd<\/strong> =  pride, haughtiness; angry look, menacing look<br>\n<strong>styrdalys<\/strong> = stateliness<br>\n<strong>styrdalaght<\/strong> = pride, stateliness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: unknown<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\n<td><strong>moyrn<\/strong> =  pomp, pride, self-conceit<br>\n<strong>moyrnagh<\/strong> = haughty, proud, vain, pompous<br>\n<strong>moyrnee<\/strong> = proud<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Etymology<\/strong>: unknown<\/p>\n<p>Words marked with a * are reconstructions.<\/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<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 &ndash; Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.smo.uhi.ac.uk\/sengoidelc\/duil-belrai\/english.html\">In D&uacute;il B&eacute;lrai English &ndash; Old Irish glossary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/geiriadur.ac.uk\/gpc\/gpc.html\">Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornishdictionary.org.uk\">Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/lexiconcornubrit00willuoft\">Gerlyvyr Cernewec<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/lexiconcornubrit00willuoft\/mode\/2up\">Lexicon Cornu-britannicum: A Dictionary of the Ancient Celtic Language of Cornwall<\/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 &ndash; ProtoCeltic WordList<\/a> (PDF), <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/EtymologicalDictionaryOfProtoCeltic\">Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words for pride, arrogance, vanity and related things in Celtic languages. Words marked with a * are reconstructions. Proto-Celtic *auberos = vain Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) \u00faabar = pride, arrogance \u00faabrige = pride, arrogance Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) \u00faabar = pride, arrogance, vanity, confidence \u00faabrach = proud, haughty \u00faabrigidir = to treat insolently, profane, mock \u00f3bar = [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,101,26,81,19,20,25,61,21,83,3,22,5,6,37,7,27,45,10,11,12,13,23,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-catalan-catala","category-kernewek-cornish","category-dutch-nederlands","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaulish","category-german","category-gaeilge-irish","category-italian-italiano","category-language","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-occitan","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","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\/7624","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=7624"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7629,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7624\/revisions\/7629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}