Reconstruction:Pictish/ᚋᚑᚏᚋᚐᚓᚏ
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This Pictish entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Pictish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably equivalent to Welsh mawr (“great, big”) + Welsh maer (“mayor, steward”)
Noun[edit]
*ᚋᚑᚏᚋᚐᚓᚏ (mormaer)
- A regional or provincial ruler.
Descendants[edit]
- → English: mormaer
References[edit]
- Rhys, Guto (2019): The Pictish Language
- Rhys, Guto (2015): Approaching the Pictish language: historiography, early evidence and the question of Pritenic