{"id":2894,"date":"2023-08-05T17:15:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T17:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2894"},"modified":"2023-08-05T17:15:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T17:15:16","slug":"celtic-pathways-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2894","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Pathways &#8211; Cream"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Cream\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-08-05T17:15:16+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M01S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we look into the Celtic roots of the word cream.\n\n\n\nCream comes from Middle English cre(i)me (cream, chrism [a mixture of oil and balsam]), from Old French cresme (cream), from Late Latin cr\u0101mum (cream), probably from Gaulish *crama, ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cream.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.7\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9843\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2894-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cream.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cream.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cream.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cream.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2894-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cream.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"cream.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we look into the Celtic roots of the word <strong>cream<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dippy_duck\/2233885214\/in\/photolist-4ppffj-bv5gX7-6cfKvD-e3Ebx-26UK9r8-G7TjD-nmQZdE-4Sh9pD-bsVaF-o8pGJE-dcdWfG-LLddbN-Jdi6Cf-48VUBo-jb6s-2gaduvH-E7GS8S-5HCnbQ-dVuvjA-4SyUEK-7yJJzu-9JPfe7-o91ba-6ucAcq-9i4pPo-oy2Cpp-nsSMtz-dTTTQt-gicxk-ogNyTN-cdu3o9-pqVAJF-oy2BJM-4hioaK-4hnmQf-CG3J-sWsJ3-pjKbn6-4Sh9nv-6zhNe6-bCwdKM-bHii5-iQCPKE-852eup-pqDm84-56sMvQ-p9rjRU-62K511-2jdHXY4-6mRyzq\" title=\"Chocolate Cream Pie\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2301\/2233885214_f079cf4df9_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"484\" alt=\"Chocolate Cream Pie\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Cream<\/em> comes from Middle English <em>cre(i)me<\/em> (cream, chrism [a mixture of oil and balsam]), from Old French <em>cresme<\/em> (cream), from Late Latin <em>cr\u0101mum<\/em> (cream), probably from Gaulish <em>*crama<\/em>, from Proto-Celtic <em>*krammen<\/em> (skin), from Proto-Indo-European <em>(s)krama-<\/em> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/cream#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Descendents in the modern Celtic languages possibly include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>screamh<\/strong> = a deposit on surface, coating, crust, scum in Irish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>sgrath<\/strong> [s\u0261rah] = bark, husk, peel, skin, crust in Scottish Gaelic<\/li>\n<li><strong>scrooig<\/strong> = crust, incrustation, scab, slime, scale in Manx<\/li>\n<li><strong>cramen<\/strong> [\u02c8kram\u025bn] = scab, sore, boil, crust, layer in Welsh<\/li>\n<li><strong>kragh<\/strong> = scab in Cornish<\/li>\n<li><strong>kramm<\/strong> = grime, filth in Breton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other words from the same Proto-Celtic root include <strong>cr\u00e8me<\/strong> (cream, cool) in French, <strong>schram<\/strong> (scratch, scrape, graze) in Dutch, and <strong>creme<\/strong> (cream [coloured]) in German.<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the Old English word for cream was <em>r\u0113am<\/em> [r\u00e6\u035c\u0251\u02d0m], which comes from Proto-Germanic <em>*raumaz<\/em> (skin, film, cream), from PIE <em>*r\u00e9wg\u02b0mn\u0325<\/em> (cream). A descendent of this word, <strong>ream<\/strong>, is apparently still used for cream in English dialects in northern England [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/ream#English\">source<\/a>], and in Scots [<a href=\"https:\/\/dsl.ac.uk\/entry\/snd\/ream\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>You can find more details of words for beaks, snouts and related things on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2023\/07\/22\/beaks-and-snouts\/\">Celtiadur<\/a> blog. I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/services\/podcast-hosting\/?code=omniglot\">Blubrry Podcast Hosting<\/a>, a great place to host your podcasts. Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Cream\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-08-05T17:15:16+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M01S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we look into the Celtic roots of the word cream.\n\n\n\nCream comes from Middle English cre(i)me (cream, chrism [a mixture of oil and balsam]), from Old French cresme (cream), from Late Latin cr\u0101mum (cream), probably from Gaulish *crama, ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cream.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.7\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9844\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2894-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cream.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cream.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cream.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cream.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2894-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/cream.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"cream.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we look into the Celtic roots of the word cream. Cream comes from Middle English cre(i)me (cream, chrism [a mixture of oil and balsam]), from Old French cresme (cream), from Late Latin cr\u0101mum (cream), probably from Gaulish *crama, from Proto-Celtic *krammen (skin), from Proto-Indo-European (s)krama- [source]. Descendents in the modern Celtic languages [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,122,37,47,20,56,23,117,6,4,50,36,58,11,55,109,1,94,57,59,111,5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-celtic-pathways","category-cornish","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-gaulish","category-irish","category-language","category-latin","category-manx","category-middle-english","category-music","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-old-french-franceis","category-podcast","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european","category-scots","category-scottish-gaelic","category-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2894"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2896,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2894\/revisions\/2896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}