DICALEDONAE
DICALEDONAE in Britain, mentioned by Ammianus Marcellinus (
27.8) as one of the divisions of the Picts; the Vecturiones forming the other.
There can be but little doubt that in this word we have the root
Caledon-(in
Caledonia), with a prefix.
As little can it be doubted that the same is the case with the Deu-caledonius Oceanus (
q. v.).
The meaning of the prefix is another question. See
PICTI [
R.G.L]