Backing up what Roger says, this is from the Alcover-Moll Diccionari
català-valencià-balear, bearing in mind that La Seu d'Urgell (to give the
place its native spelling) is in Catalonia.
Urgell:
(definitions snipped)
Etymology: derived with the diminutive suffix -ell from the toponym urtx,
which is of Basque origin. In the high MiddleAges the name is found
Latinised with the forms Orgellis, Orjello and Orgello.
Urgella:
Old woman's name, feminisation of Urgell.
(A-M Dict Vol 10 pp 625-626)
(my translations)
Having said all that, I can't find any fairy Urgelle either, so I have to go
with JJ on this one.
Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Wright" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: the fairy Urgelle
>
> The Bishop of the See of Urgel (Seo d'Urgel below) is ex officio the
> ruler of Andorra (and has been for a long while). Andorra is in the
> Pyrenees, and even though it's a long way East of Roncesvalles itself,
> this could perhaps be of relevance here (names of people and even of
> places can roam around quite cheerfully from ballad to ballad). Even so,
> a Bishop isn't exactly a "f'ee" ...
> RW
>
>
> On Thu, 8 Jun 2000, George W. Lyon wrote:
> >
> >
> >Here's a little bit from Voltaire.
> >
> >Mes chers amis, c'tait la fee Urgelle,
> >Qui dans son temps protegea nos guerriers,
> >Et fit du bien aux pauvres chevaliers.
> >
> >Does anyone know anything about a fairy named Urgelle? My BREWER
DICTIONARY OF
> >PHRASE & FABLE speaks of an Urgel, who was one of Charlemagne's knights,
& the Larousse
> >refers to a Seo D'Urgel in Spain, but that's all I've been able to find.
> >
> >--George Lyon
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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