Erc
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish Erc (modern Irish Earc), a word for which the electronic Dictionary of the Irish language gives several meanings, but the most likely meaning for the name is "spotted, speckled, motley," from Proto-Celtic *ɸerkos (“perch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“colored”).[1]
Proper noun
[edit]Erc
- (Irish mythology) A member of the conspiracy that killed Cúchulainn, but was killed by his second cousin Conall the Victorious. Son of Cairbre Nia Fer and brother of Achall.
References
[edit]- ^ Oudaer, Guillaume & Lajoye, Patrice (2014): The Journal of Indo European Studies. *Percos/*Ercos: An Unknown Celtic Theonym, p. 50