Eadgils

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Audagīsl,[1] from *aud (“wealth”) +‎ *gīsl (“hostage”). Equivalent to ēad +‎ ġīsl. Cognate with Old High German Ōdgīsil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑːdˌjils/, [ˈæ͜ɑːdˌjiɫs]

Proper noun

Ēadġils m

  1. a male given name
  2. Eadgils; a semi-legendary Swedish king living around the early sixth century CE.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative Ēadġils —
accusative Ēadġils —
genitive Ēadġilses —
dative Ēadġilse —

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
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