A Gaulish-Gaelic Correspondence: S(o)uxt- and Suac(hd)an

Abstract

Abstract:A connection between Gaulish s(o)uxt-, early Irish suacht and later suacan has recently been tentatively suggested by Lambert (2000; 2004). The present paper, by exploring the phonological variants of the word suacan, its attestation and its semantic range in Scottish Gaelic, illustrates that Scottish Gaelic holds the key to establishing with certainty such a connection.