Old English · proper noun
Aldgils
Normalised Aldġīls
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈɑldˌjiːls/[ˈɑɫdˌjiːɫs]
- Syllables
- ˈɑld · ˌjiːls (2 syllables)
Meaning
-
a male given name
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Aldagīsl, from *ald (“old, wise”) + *gīsl (“hostage”). Equivalent to eald + ġīsl. Cognate with Old High German Altgīs.
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