A Finnic holy word and its subsequent history
This article concentrates on a specific ancient holy word in Finnish and its subsequent development, hiisi. In the Finnish language region hiisi appears as an element in place names in over 230 villages established by the end of the thirteenth century, and at least a majority of these must have exis...
Published in: | Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Donner Institute
1990
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.30674/scripta.67189 https://doaj.org/article/bd3258fe3bb64b1b9662431cb8864e57 |