mrccasuwẽti

This word of uncertain word division is found in the inscription of the inscribed pillar of Xanthos, dated contextually to shortly after the ascension of Artaxerxes II in 405-404 BCE and stylistically to around 400 BCE (Borchhardt & Eichner 1997-1999a:19f.).

[D.S.]

If taken as a unitary word, mrccasuwẽti could be interpreted like a possessive adjective in -wẽt(i)- (Neumann 2007a:223 and the same is probably implied in DLL:121 “sacred, holy”) derived from a nominal base related to the verb mrccdi. Differently, Schürr 2009c:97 (and Schürr 2016d:164f., Gehrisch 2018a:86) suggests dividing the word into mrccas and uwẽti, i.e. a noun (Lyc. A acc. pl. c.) and a verbal form of uwe-^(ti). Thus also Shevoroshkin 2014a:253f., who takes mrccas as the name of deities, i.e. “the dark ones” (though not phonologically possible; see mrccdi). However, since the context is filled with imperative in the 2^nd person singular, it might be preferable to divide mrcca (2sg. impv. of a stem in -a(i)-^(di); see under lemma mrccdi) and an adjective (or participle) suwẽti ‘full, filled’ (the latter is alternatively suggested by Schürr 2009c:97 n. 5, although he suggests taking mrcca as a noun in the nom./acc. pl. n.).

[D.S.]

The meaning fully depends on the word division as well as on the root etymology of mrcc-; see under mrccdi. Further evidence is needed.

[D.S.]