𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌊𐌋𐌖𐌌

Umbrian

Etymology

A formation in *-lom n from the reformed e-grade of Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱéti ~ *pr̥sḱónti (“to pray”), whence also Latin poscō.

Noun

𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌊𐌋𐌖𐌌 • (persklum) n (early Iguvine) (accusative singular)

1. sacred ceremony, ritual, prayer
   • early 2^nd century BCE, Iguvine Tablets, table I, side A (photo; facsimile), lines 1–2:

     ¹ 𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌄⁚​𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌊𐌋𐌖𐌌⁚​𐌀𐌅𐌄𐌔⁚​𐌀𐌍𐌆𐌄𐌓𐌉𐌀𐌕𐌄𐌔⁚​𐌄𐌍𐌄𐌕𐌖⁚​ ² 𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌍𐌀𐌉𐌄𐌔⁚​𐌐𐌖𐌔𐌍𐌀𐌄𐌔⁚​ [...]

     este persklum aves anzeriates enetu / pernaies pusnaes

     Commence this ceremony after having seen the birds; those in front, those behind.

Declension

• (genitive singular) l.Ig. perscler, pescler
• (accusative singular) e.Ig. 𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌊𐌋𐌖𐌌 (persklum); l.Ig. persclo
• (accusative singular + -ař) e.Ig. 𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌊𐌋𐌖𐌌𐌀𐌛 (persklumař)
• (ablative singular) e.Ig. 𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌊𐌋𐌖 (persklu); l.Ig. persclu, pesclu

References

• Buck, Carl Darling (1904) “persclo”, in A Grammar of Oscan and Umbrian: With a Collection of Inscriptions and a Glossary, page 341
• De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “poscō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 483
• Ancillotti, Augusto, Cerri, Romolo (2015) “perscler”, in Vocabolario dell'umbro delle tavole di Gubbio [Vocabulary of Umbrian and of the Iguvine Tables] (in Italian), page 36