Old English · proper noun
Eadgils
Normalised Ēadġils
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈæ͜ɑːdˌjils/[ˈæ͜ɑːdˌjiɫs]
- Syllables
- ˈæ͜ɑːd · ˌjils (2 syllables)
Meaning
-
a male given name
-
Eadgils; a semi-legendary Swedish king living around the early sixth century CE.
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Audagīsl, from *aud (“wealth”) + *gīsl (“hostage”). Equivalent to ēad + ġīsl. Cognate with Old High German Ōtgīs.
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