The Pagan Linguist

They/them. Adult. Neurodivergent. Historical linguist and polytheist. Made this blog to help spread information (and my wordpress). Nazi pagans fuck off.

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This blog may be undergoing a temporary hiatus due to life events, but will be back as soon as circumstances allow! In the meantime, I'm doing research for what is likely to be a series of posts about European deities that are expected to have Pre-Indo-European elements or origins.

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The meaning of Perþō / Perþrō

If anyone has ever told you that they know what *perþ(r)ō means, they were lying to you. Now, let me tell you what *perþ(r)ō means. Kidding.

Second blog post discusses the suggested meanings of Perþ(r)ō and proposes a new one.

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Old Norse Sígyn (*seikʷ-n̥-iéh₂- ‘she of the pouring’), Vedic °sécanī- ‘pouring’, Celtic Sēquana, and PIE *seikʷ- ‘pour’

(On Loki, see also https://academia.edu/113916063/ . On this type of theonym, see also https://www.academia.edu/57732401 ) In Old Norse myth

Excellent article connecting the Norse goddess Sígyn with the Gaulish Sēquana and Vedic Svāhā.

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Why there was never a rune called “Kenaz”

The Elder Futhark runes are the alphabetic script first developed to write the late Proto-Germanic language in the early centuries AD. We do

Something controversial for my first post