Middle Welsh
E122129
Middle Welsh is the historical form of the Welsh language used roughly between the 12th and 14th centuries, known especially from medieval literature such as the Mabinogion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Middle Welsh canonical | 8 |
| Middle Welsh Brut y Brenhinedd | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brythonic language variety
ⓘ
Celtic language variety ⓘ historical language stage ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Breton
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Breton
Cornish ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Cornish
|
| developedFrom | Old Welsh ⓘ |
| developedInto |
Welsh
ⓘ
surface form:
Modern Welsh
|
| follows | Old Welsh ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
VSO basic word order
ⓘ
complex verbal morphology ⓘ grammatical gender ⓘ inflected prepositions ⓘ initial consonant mutation system ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | midd1350 ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | wlm ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
legal texts
ⓘ
literary texts ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Celtic languages
ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| notableWorkInLanguage |
Brut y Brenhinedd
ⓘ
Brut y Tywysogion ⓘ Mabinogion ⓘ
surface form:
Four Branches of the Mabinogi
Welsh law ⓘ
surface form:
Laws of Hywel Dda
Mabinogion ⓘ Poems of the Gogynfeirdd ⓘ Welsh Triads ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Welsh language ⓘ |
| precedes | Early Modern Welsh ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Wales
ⓘ
Welsh Marches ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
reconstruction of Old Welsh
ⓘ
study of Arthurian legend ⓘ study of medieval Welsh law ⓘ study of medieval Welsh mythology ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | not fully standardized ⓘ |
| status | historical language, no native speakers ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Brittonic
ⓘ
surface form:
Brittonic languages
Insular Celtic languages ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative language in medieval Wales
ⓘ
literary language ⓘ |
| usedBy |
medieval Welsh jurists
ⓘ
medieval Welsh poets ⓘ medieval Welsh scribes ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ 14th century ⓘ High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Middle Welsh Brut y Brenhinedd