Re: Patronymics; -sen, -ez / GISIL

From: tgpedersen@...
Message: 9198
Date: 2001-09-08

--- In cybalist@..., "João S. Lopes Filho" <jodan99@...> wrote:
> It's atributed to GISL meanings so divergent as "hostage"
or "lightbeam,
> arrow"
>
> OHG gisil = OE geosol, giesel < *gi:sila- ?
>
> I remember to read in some book about a Celtic origin (*geislos?,
gislos?)
>
> Gilbert is sometimes referred to *Gieselbeorht

Asugisl (Kragehul spear)

Torsten