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Lexovii
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Latin
Alternative forms
la Lexobii
Etymology
From la grc Ληξόβιοι, grc Ληξούβιοι, a la cel -/la cel-gau - name. According to Delamarre, it means "the lame," from cel-gau *lexsovios bent over, lame, from a la cel-pro *lexsowiyos. See also cy llechwedd slope, tilt, ga losc lame, grc λοξός slanting, crooked, and the placename Arllechwedd.
Proper noun
Lexoviī<2> m
A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis
Declension
Lexoviī<2>
References
Lexobii
Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise, éditions Errance, 2003, p. 200.
llechwedd
la Tribes