torcigel

Old Welsh

Etymology

tor (“belly”) +‎ cigel (“girdle, girth”)[1][2]

Noun

torcigel f

  1. saddle-girth or surcingle

Descendants

  • Middle Welsh:
    • Welsh: torgengl, torgyngl

Notes

Attested as a gloss on the words "uentriſ lora" in De raris fabulis in the Later Oxford Codex (Codex Oxoniensis Posterior).[3]

References

  1. ^ A. Faliliyev (2000) Etymological Glossary of Old Welsh, s.v. “torcigel”, page 140 )
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “torgengl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  3. ^ “De raris fabulis”, in Codex Oxoniensis Posterior, 10th c. C.E., page 92 (f. 43r), line 19
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