𐌀𐌓𐌕𐌄𐌁𐌖𐌈𐌆

𐌀𐌓𐌕𐌄𐌁𐌖𐌈𐌆

Noric

FWOTD – 20 June 2013

A facsimile of the original inscription, written right to left

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *artos (“bear”) (compare Welsh arth) + *buzdos (“penis”) (compare Irish bod).[1]

Proper noun

𐌀𐌓𐌕𐌄𐌁𐌖𐌈𐌆 (Artebudz)

1. A male given name
   • c. 2nd century AD, Ptuj inscription, Slovenia:[2]

     𐌀𐌓𐌕𐌄𐌁𐌖𐌈𐌆 𐌁𐌓𐌏𐌙𐌈𐌖𐌉

     Artebudz Brogdui

     Artebudz, son of Brogduos

References

1. Il Vocabolario Celtico, p. 87, p. 89. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
2. Encyclopédie de l'arbre celtique, Vase de Ptuj. Retrieved 2013-06-10.