Re: Isolde's etymology

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Joao S. Lopes" <josimo70@...> wrote:

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> Has the name Essyllt, Esyllt (Isolde) a Celtic etymology? I found in

some sites the Proto-Celtic etymnology *Adsiltia.

> But I'm thinking an alternative view. Since Isolde was seen as an

Irish princess, but probably with Norse blood, I prefer to see her
names as from Áshildr or Íshildr. Any comments?

>
>
> Joao SL

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A Google search for "Ashildr" gets 1600 hits. I haven't checked all
1600, but every one I did check before my patience was exhausted got
me to one of those role-playing fantasy sites that infest the Web.
Is Ashildr a real Norse name or a Norse-sounding concoction?
Dan