Gaulish *Uidlu(I)a ‘Sorceress

It has long been recognised that the Gaulish feminine genitive singular uidluias in the Larzac inscription belongs to the semantic sphere of magical knowledge. We propose a derivational history for *uidlu(i)a that is consistent with Indo-European noun formation, and we identify a close comparandum in an Old Irish poem that contrasts magic and war.

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ÉRIU
Published
2024-11-01
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https://doi.org/10.1353/eri.2024.a944054
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Linguistics and Cultural Studies
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Gaulish *Uidlu(I)a ‘Sorceress

Lionel S. Joseph, Michael L. Weiss
ÉRIU
Linguistics and Cultural Studies
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Gaulish *Uidlu(I)a ‘Sorceress

Lionel S. Joseph, Michael L. Weiss
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Abstract

It has long been recognised that the Gaulish feminine genitive singular uidluias in the Larzac inscription belongs to the semantic sphere of magical knowledge. We propose a derivational history for *uidlu(i)a that is consistent with Indo-European noun formation, and we identify a close comparandum in an Old Irish poem that contrasts magic and war.

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