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Prydyn

At all events this agrees with the apparent meaning of the names Prydyn and Cruithni, from pryd and cruth, the words in Welsh and Irish respectively for form or shape, the designation being supposed t

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Prydyn, Cruithni, and the Greeks' Pretanic; but how could (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter III: Fairy Ways and Words)

At all events this agrees with the apparent meaning of the names Prydyn and Cruithni, from pryd and cruth, the words in Welsh and Irish respectively for form or shape, the designation being supposed t (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter III: Fairy Ways and Words)

Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx

  • attestation: Prydyn, Cruithni, and the Greeks' Pretanic; but how could (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter III: Fairy Ways and Words)

    "So much as to the practical identity of the terms Prydyn, Cruithni, and the Greeks' Pretanic; but how could"

  • attestation: At all events this agrees with the apparent meaning of the names Prydyn and Cruithni, from pryd and cruth, the words in Welsh and Irish respectively for form or shape, the designation being supposed t (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter III: Fairy Ways and Words)

    "At all events this agrees with the apparent meaning of the names Prydyn and Cruithni, from pryd and cruth, the words in Welsh and Irish respectively for form or shape, the designation being supposed to refer to the forms or pictures of various animals punctured on the skins of the Picts."

Appears in: Beings, Entities in Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, Celtic Tradition