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Guiscard
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English
Etymology
en ine-pro *weyd-
Via en la-med Guiscardus, en it Guiscardo, en fro Guischart crafty rogue, trickster, via en fro-nor guische ruse from en non vizkr clever + non harðr hard; compare suffix en -ard in en Richard.
Pronunciation
gē-skär′, en /ɡiːˈskɑːr/
Proper noun
Robert +
the sobriquet of Robert de Hauteville, a Norman adventurer remembered for the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily, founder of the County of Sicily
en Robert Guiscard
Translations
sobriquet of Robert of Hauteville
Armenian: hy Գվիսկար
French: fr Guiscard
Old French: fro Guischart, fro Viscart
Italian: it Guiscardo
Latin: la Viscardus, la Guiscardus
Russian: ru Гвиска́р
Further reading
guischart
guische#guischart
17 432 vizkr
Guiscart