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Ràg.

to be a soul

Règ. soul

Usage notes

This isn’t quite the same as our monotheistic concept of the soul. It isn’t thought to be immortal, for one thing. C.G. Jung’s idea of anima/animus comes close, as do the dæmons in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials.

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Etymology

< NLem Reg‑a
< LMLem Règ‑yr
< MLem Reeg‑yr
< OLem ghēg‑
< PLem *gghewg‑ ‘hidden > soul’, Narten present of
< PIE *gʰeu̯g̑ʰ‑ ‘hide’

Cognates

Ved gū́hati ‘hide something’