- and "Welsh"
derive from the same Old
English root (singular Wealh,
plural Wēalas), a
descendant of Proto-Germanic *Walhaz,
which was
itself derived from...
-
invaders or
settlers called the old
inhabitants or
aborigines of this
country wealas, or foreigners." See also, "Welsh" in Simpson, Jacqueline; Roud, Stephen...
-
names Cornwall and Cornouaille, like the
surname Cornwallis, are from Corn-
wealas. The
first element is from the name of a
Brythonic tribe Latinized as Cornovii...
- and "Welsh"
derive from the same Old
English root (singular Wealh,
plural Wēalas), a
descendant of Proto-Germanic *Walhaz,
which was
itself derived from...
-
Britons in its
entry for 658: "Here
Cenwalh fought at
Peonnum against the
Wealas and
caused them to flee as far as the Parret". The
advance into the British...
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Walton (
Wealas tun
meaning 'farmstead of the
Wealas'), and
Wallasey (
Wealas-eg
meaning 'island of the
Wealas') were
named at this time with
Wealas being...
-
either Britons in
particular or, in some contexts, slaves. The
plural form
Wēalas evolved into the name for
their territory, Wales. The
modern names for various...
- Anglo-Saxon
settlement of Britain, the Anglo-Saxons
called all
Britons Bryttas or
Wealas (Welsh),
while they
continued to be
called Britanni or
Brittones in Medieval...
-
Chronicle states that in 825 (adjusted date) a
battle took
place between the
Wealas (Cornish) and the
Defnas (men of Devon) at Gafulforda. The
Cornish giving...
-
Saxons called the
earlier native inhabitants (the
Celtic Britons)
Walas or
Wealas,
meaning "foreigner".
Another possible etymology is Wald tun, Old English...
