Reconstruction:Pictish/ᚋᚑᚏᚋᚐᚓᚏ

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

Etymology

Probably equivalent to Welsh mawr (“great, big”) + Welsh maer (“mayor, steward”)

Noun

*ᚋᚑᚏᚋᚐᚓᚏ (mormaer)

1. A regional or provincial ruler.

Descendants

• → English: mormaer

References

• Rhys, Guto (2019): The Pictish Language
• Rhys, Guto (2015): Approaching the Pictish language: historiography, early evidence and the question of Pritenic