Re[2]: [tied] Re: Volcae and Volsci

At 11:43:15 PM on Friday, March 28, 2008, Rick McCallister
wrote:

> --- "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> wrote:

>> Matasovic:

>> PCelt. *kassi- 'hatred, hate' (OIr <cais> 'strong emotion
>> (whether positive or negative'; OWel, MBret, Corn <cas>)
>> < PIE *k^ah2d- 'hate'.

>> PCelt. *kasso- 'curly, woven, twisted' (OIr <cass>,
>> Gaulish <Cassi->, <Bodio-casses>), no PIE.

> So, Brian, your ancestors, the Dál Cais of your namesake
> Brian Boru, were the "House of the Hot Heads?

<Dál gCais> is 'the portion or share of Cas'; they claim
descent from Cass macc Conaill Echluaith, <Cais(s)> being
the genitive of <Cas(s)>. This is the 'curly' word.

Brian