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Veleda.

A seeress honored among Germanic tribes in the first century AD, according to Roman sources.

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

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  1. A seeress honored among Germanic tribes in the first century AD, according to Roman sources.

    declension-1 · feminine · singular
Where this word comes from

Possibly a borrowing from Gaulish *u̯eletā ('seeress'; cf. Gaul. u̯elets, Old Irish filed, Middle Welsh gwelet, Middle Breton guelet), with regular Germanic sound shift -t- > -d-.

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