Re: Tula

From: John Hughes <john.hughes_at_...>
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:58:27 +1000

Lest a flurry of googling be accompanied by a roar of frustration, I should say that the word is *really* 'teulu'.

Whoopsa.

John

>(BTW, we once, without much success, debated the origin of the word 'tula'.
>In recent reading, I've come across the medieval Welsh word 'tuela', which
>means the warrior band or comitatus of a lord, and literally means
>'family'. I'm wondering if 'tula' isn't a misremembering of this term.

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