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語源

From Anglo-Norman Britaine, Bretaine, Bretagne, variants of Old French Bretaigne, Bretannie via Medieval Latin Britānia, Bretannia from Latin Britannia; whence a doublet of Bretene via 古期英語 Breoton, Breten.

固有名詞

Britayne

1. Britain

   Synonym: Engelond

   • 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The Ffrankeleẏns Tale”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published [c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 155, recto:

     A yeer and moore laſted this bliſful lyf, / Til that the knyght of which I ſpeke of thus, / That of Kayrrud was cleped Arveragus, / Shoop hym to goon and dwelle a yeer or twayne / In Engelond, that cleped was ek Britayne

     A year and more lasted this blissful life, / Until the knight of whom I thus speak, / That was called Arveragus of Kayrrud, / Prepared himself to go and dwell a year or two / In England, which was also called Britain

   • 1461, John Wrexworth, Guyan King-of-Arms, Grant of Arms to William Swayne of Somerset (Add. MS. 14295, fo. 5b) :

     The w blason I the foresayd Gwyon Kinge of Armes witnesse: not then borne of any other ꝑson whatsoever he bee win the Realme of England (otherwyse called the Ile of Great Brittaigne)

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2. Brittany

   Synonym: Armorik

   • 1386, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Franklin's Tale”, in Canterbury Tales, Oxford, published 1988, page 178:

     In Armorik, that called is Britayne, / Ther was a knyght that loved and dide his payne.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

派生語

• Gret Britaine, Grete Britayne, Grete Britaigne

関連する語

派生した語

• English: Britain

参考

• Engelond
• Wales
• Scotlond
• Cornwaile

参照

• “Britaine, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• Bretagne on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub