Motif
spousal acceptance through naming
spousal_acceptance_through_naming
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Reunion, Messengers, and Tokens. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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Heroic Romances of Ireland THE EXILE OF THE SONS OF USNACH / PAGE 91 / PAGE 93 / PAGE 95; lines 7971-7986 confidence: medium
The note suggests that Naisi, by calling Deirdre “wife,” accepts her offer, since no other sign of acceptance is indicated and later action treats her as his wife.
The note explicitly suggests that Naisi's use of the word “wife” is the sign by which he accepts Deirdre's offer, since no other sign is indicated.
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