Ar lietuvių ragana 'ведьма; witch; Hexe' buvo 'regėtoja'?

Collection:
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Document Type:
Knygos dalis / Part of the book
Language:
Lietuvių kalba / Lithuanian
Title:
Ar lietuvių ragana 'ведьма; witch; Hexe' buvo 'regėtoja'?
Alternative Title:
Was Lith. ragana (Rus. 'ведьма', Ger. 'Hexe') a 'clairvoyante'?
Authors:
Gliwa, Bernd
In the Book:
Leksikografijos ir leksikologijos problemos / redaktorių kolegija: Pietro U. Dini ... [et al.]. Vilnius: Lietuvių kalbos instituto leidykla, 2003. P. 159-169
Subject Category:
LT
Baltų kalbos / Baltic languages; Leksika. Kalbos žodynas / Lexicon; Mitologija / Mythology; Žodžių daryba. Žodžio dalys / Word formation. Parts of a word; Žodžių kilmė. Etimologija / Word origin. Etymology.
Summary / Abstract:

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: "raganos" reikšmė; Baltų kalbos; Etimologija; Tautosaka; Funkcija; Leksika; Mitologija; Ragana; Reikšmė; Žodžių daryba; Baltic; Etymology; Folklore; Function; Meaning; Mythology; The meaning of "ragana"; Vocabulary; Witch; Word formation.

ENThis paper deals with the development of Lith. ragana 'witch'. Etymologically this word is usually linked with Lith. regėti 'to see, perceive', the original meaning of the noun having been *'a clairvoyante, seeress'. In fact, this treatment disagrees with the function of ragana in folklore and historical records. The meaning of ragana, as is attested by Latv. rėgs 'ghost, phantom', is supposed to be derived from the former *'the one seen in a vision or dream; a ghost'. There is no evidence for *'clairvoyante, seeress' as the former meaning of ragana. Supposing Balt. -g-

ISBN:
9986668530
Subject:
Kalbotyra / Linguistics
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2020-12-07 17:10:56
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