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Nechtan
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English
Etymology
Ultimately from the en xpi -Sidney Lee, Dictionary of National Biography, volume 40 (1894), page 152, entry “Nechtan” xpi ᚅᚓᚆᚆᚈᚑᚅᚅ nehhtonn Ogam.
Pronunciation
en /nɛx.tæn/ /nɛx.tɑn/ in dialects without the lock–loch merger
en /nɛk.tæn/ /nɛk.tɑn/ in dialects with the lock–loch merger
Proper noun
en rare en male Pictish.
en 2007 William Clinkenbeard Writers at Bay: A Collection of Short Stories 183 0595470866 One of the Druids took him to see Nechtan, as one of Nechtan’s roles was to check newcomers’ suitability for entrance to the College.
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Anagrams
en acehnnt canneth enchant