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The document analyzes the verb "to be" in Old Welsh based on extant original Welsh glosses, phrases, and texts from the period. It finds that nearly half of attested Old Welsh verbal forms belong to bod and its synonyms. For the present indicative, only 3rd person forms are attested. The simple form is "is" and there are also suffixed pronoun forms like "issi". Negated forms include "ni" and "nit". The prehistory of the Welsh verb "to be" is less well documented than the Irish verb.

Author

Richie Tozier

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