Message #215468

[Rachel Dearth]

18:1 Isidore, Etymol. ix. 2, 103; Rhŷs, CB 242-243; Cæsar, v. 14; Nicholson, ZCP iii. 332.

18:2 Tacitus, Agric. ii.

18:3 If Celtæ is from qelo, "to raise," it may mean "the lofty," just as many savages call themselves "the men," par excellence. Rhŷs derives it from qel, "to slay," and gives it the sense of "warriors." See Holder, s.v. Stokes, US 83. Galatæ is from gala (Irish gal), "bravery." Hence perhaps warriors."