WebHercynian (adj.) 1580s, a classical term of vague application designating the forest-covered mountains of ancient Germany (especially das Harzgebirge ), from Latin hercynia (silva) "Hercynian (forest)," related to Greek herkynios (drymos), probably from Old Celtic *perkunya, from PIE *perq (o)- "oak, oak forest, wooded mountain" (see fir ). The Hercynian Forest was an ancient and dense forest that stretched across Western Central Europe, from Northeastern France to the Carpathian Mountains, including most of Southern Germany, however its boundaries are a matter of debate. It formed the northern boundary of that part of … See more Hercynian has a Proto-Celtic derivation, from ɸerkuniā, later erkunia. Julius Pokorny lists Hercynian as being derived from *perkʷu- "oak" (compare quercus). He further identifies the name as Celtic. Proto-Celtic regularly … See more Monks sent out from Niederaltaich Abbey (founded in the eighth century) brought under cultivation for the first time great forested areas of See more • Białowieża Forest • Myrkviðr • Broceliande See more The name is cited dozens of times in several classical authors, but most of the references are non-definitive, e.g., the Hercynian Forest is Pomponius Mela's silvis ac paludibus invia, "trackless forest and swamps" (Mela, De Chorographia, iii.29), as the author … See more The German journal Hercynia, published by the Universities and Landesbibliothek of Sachsen-Anhalt, pertains to ecology and environmental biology. Some geographers apply the term Hercynian Forest to the complex of mountain ranges, … See more 1. ^ Aristotle, Meteorologia i.13.20; Caesar, vi.25; Tacitus, Germania 28 and 30 and Annales ii.45; Pliny, (as "Hercynius jugum", ) iv.25, as … See more

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WebThe Romans later record the name of Hercynia silva, the vast Hercynian Forest, which spread eastwards from southern Germany and which proves a serious impediment to Roman expansion. The Greeks know it as Orcynia - … WebTranslations of "silvas" into English in sentences, translation memory. Diana est pulchra dea lunae et silvarum . Diana is the beautiful goddess of the Moon and the forest. Thomas solus in silva habitabat. Tom lived alone in the woods. blessing from the lord