Do we know what the name "cairbre" means, etymologically? I could have sworn I read it was related to "carpat" somewhere but now I can't find any evidence of that. @ChronHib @eDIL_Dictionary
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @eDIL_Dictionary
Cairbre is a younger form of Coirbre (var. Corpre etc.), attested on Ogam as CORRBRI [M 10] and CORIBIRI [M 106]. It has been suggested to be a derivative of corb + agentive suffixe *-eri̯o-. Formally this does indeed look like the best analysis, but it has the disadvantage...
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...that we don't know what corb means. The word only occurs in etymological glosses of this and other names (Cor(b)mac, Nia Corb, Mug Corb), where it is explained as carpat "chariot", but this may only be an explanation triggered by the outward resemblance.
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Thank you! One of those mysteries then. I have a brief section about chariots in what I’m writing, so I wanted to make sure about any etymological things.
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