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REPLY1850

William Baxter

By A. N.

I do not know whether William Baxter is authority for anything. When you see a word quoted from one of the languages or dialects which the moderns call Celtic, that word will very commonly be found not to exist. When at a loss, quote Celtic. If W. Baxter says (see No. 13. p. 195.) that *buarth papan* means the sun's ox-stall, or, in other words, that *papan* means the sun, I should wish to know where else such a name for that luminary, for or any thing else, may be met with? I have not found any such thing.

Topics: Celtic Languages, Historical Linguistics