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Irslinger, Britta, “Medb ‘the intoxicating one’? (Re-)constructing the past through etymology”, in: Mícheál B. Ó Mainnín, and Gregory Toner (eds), Ulidia 4: proceedings of the fourth international conference on the Ulster Cycle of tales, Queen's University Belfast, 27-9 June, 2013, Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2017. 38–94.

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“Medb ‘the intoxicating one’? (Re-)constructing the past through etymology”
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38–94
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2017
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Pinault, Georges-Jean, “Gaulois Epomeduos, le maître des chevaux”, in: Pierre-Yves Lambert, and Georges-Jean Pinault (eds), Gaulois et celtique continental, Geneve: Droz, 2007. 291–307.
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Ulster Cycle Old Irish
Approaches
historical and comparative linguistics toponymy
Language
Lexical itemSingle words, morphemes or phrases.
Old Irish Medb • Proto-Celtic *medu • Middle Irish medbán • Irish Bile Medba • Irish Áth Medba • Irish Dindgna Medba • Proto-Indo-European *med- • Gaulish Epomeduos • Welsh medd • Gaulish Meddugnatus
History, society and culture
Agents
Medb ChrúachnaMedb of Crúachan
Medb of Crúachan, Medb Crúachna, Medb of Connacht
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
Queen of the Connachta, co-ruler with her husband Ailill mac Máta, in the Ulster Cycle. She is said to have a daughter, Findabair, and seven sons known as the seven Maines. Her lover is Fergus mac Róich.
See more Medb LethdergMedb Lethderg
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Keywords
mead intoxication ruler
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Dennis Groenewegen
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