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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear medieval-religion colleagues, I am sending this message on behalf of a colleague in the Czech Republic. He would be grateful for bibliographical information concerning the borrowing of Latin words in early Irish Gaelic. My colleague is working on the concept of "Romania externa". The basic idea is that the Latin language (or a kind of it) had already expanded outside the territory under the Roman rule before the legions entered new territories. That is why in Gaelic -- – as is the case in Common Slavic (osel6 < asellum, ocet7 < acetum, sekyra < securem, syr7 < serum, ...) one finds ancient Latin borrowings. A related question is the rise of the Romanian language, spoken primarily outside the territory of the Roman Empire. Best wishes, George P.S.: My colleague is having technical difficulties, and otherwise would have sent the message directly. -- George FERZOCO [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html