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treḟocul

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Holmberg (Matthew): Triple utterances and curse-poles: a common form of northern European satire?
In Rhetoric and reality in medieval Celtic literature [Melia studies] (2014), pp. 75–93.
Points out the similarities in form and function between OIr. treḟocul and Norse niðstǫng, arguing in favour of a common origin for these two maledictory practices.
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