298 ESSAY ON THE ORIGIN AND CHARACTER 



Primitive Words that frequently occur in the Names 

 of Places, Iffc, 



^her, a confluence ; the fall of a lefler water Into & greater, as of 

 a brook into a river, or a river Into the fea : thus Aberdo'Oey 

 fignilies the place where the Dovey joins the fea. 



^voriy what fiows ; and thence a ftream or river. The river 

 Mwvjddachi near Barmouth, is ufually called Avon vaiur, * the 

 great river.* 



Al/iy a cliiT, the ftcep of a hill. Penallt, ' the head of the fteep,' 

 near Machynlleth. 



^r, upon, bordering or joining upon. Harkcb, ' on the clifF,* 

 In Merioneth fn Ire. 



Bach, and lychatii little : the feminine genders are vach and vy- 

 chan, or •vcchan. Glyder bach, " the little Glyder,' a moun- 

 tain near Llanberis. 



Body a dwelling or ftation. Bodeinlol, * the dwelling of Daniel.' 



Bron, the breaft : feminine fron. Cader Froniven, ' the moun- 

 tain of Fronwen,' or * the white breail,' Is one of the Bcrwyn 

 mountains. 



Bryn, a hill. Bryn y Croes, * the hill of the crofs.' 



B'tvkhy a gap or pafs betwixt rocks or mountains. 



Cader, a fortrefs, or Ilrong hold ; fometlmes a feat, or place, of 

 obfervation. 



Cacr, a fortified place, ufually confl;ru6ted with ftones and mor- 

 tar ; thus diftinguiflied from Dinas, which generally implied a 

 rampart of loofe ftones and earth. 



Cajell, a caftle. Cajlell Dolhadani, • Dolbadarn caflle.' 



Cefyn, the back; a ridge. C{/j'?; Cre'ini, ' the rock, or mountain 

 of worfliip,' near Corweii. 



Carncdd, a heap of ftones, a huge rock. Carnedd JJeivelyn, 

 * Llewelyn's mountain.' 



Ctl, a retreat. Llan y Cil, ♦ the church in the retreat near 

 Bala.' 



6 Chr.vd, 



