A discussion on Lancashire folklore and Cumbric derivation

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Hi everyone, this is my first post here at Caer Feddwyd and I'd like to share some of the linguistic findings of mine from the past year and a half of study I have done on the ancient language known as Cumbric.



Here I've copied and pasted from my work, so it may appear slightly like it is in note form, but I will be linking to my sources for validity.



''Gytrash'- A black dog ghost which appears at a crossroads at night near to villages.



(No English etymology, however, Cumbric works quite well here, due to there being no

etymology for the word dog in the English Language)



Etymology-


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Cumbric:

'Goghuic', often shortened to 'go/gi' in poems in Old Welsh/Cumbric (i.e. 'Pais Dinogad)', it means Dog.

'Trev(s)', in Cumbric means 'Settlement'. (Gi-Trevs)

Gytrash= 'Gitrefs' (In Cumbric, the letter V is present, while in Welsh it does not occur regularly. Hence w.'Gitrefs' /cu.'Gitrevs'



This is supported by alternative names for the spirit, for example, 'Barguist',

'Barghest and 'Barguest' which come from Old English pronunciation of ghost, which

was "ghest" and the English 'burh' meaning town or borough. (Burh-ghest)

(Literally: 'Settlement- Dog/ Town Ghost')



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'Boggart'- A malevolent spirit which often haunts fields and marshes, sometimes carrying a

will-o-the-wisp in its hand. Normally in a monstrous human form. In some tales, a boggart is

not to be named. If you name it, it can't be reasoned with. They also appear in folk tales, one of which has a farmer

making a deal with a boggart on his field.

Common wards against boggarts in the North of England and Southern Scotland include hanging a

horseshoe on a door or leaving a liitle pile of salt outside your room.