ϝολαισυμος

Pre-Samnite

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *welaisVmos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-.

Adjective

ϝολαισυμος (wolaisumos)

  1. superlative degree of ϝολος (wolos): flawless
    • Discovered in 1991, Sacred Law from Tortora [1]:
      ενς [ν]ει ϙοβετι[ϝ]το α [h]ιρνενι[α] [ν]οι ϝολαισυμος fυfϝοδ
      ens [n]ei qobeti[w]to a [h]irneni[a] [n]oi wolaisumos fufwod
      no one shall libate in the vase nor on the flawless roasted [entrails?] by uttering words

Usage notes

The linguist Paolo Poccetti considers the term to be a nominative plural. However, Matteo Calabrese considers the term to be an accusative plural connected with the "entrails" he reconstructs as the object of the clause.

References

  1. ^ Matteo Calabrese (2021) “The sacred law from Tortora”, in Latomus‎[1] (in Pre-Samnite), volume 80, Société d’études latines de Bruxelles, →DOI, page 334
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