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Beorhtgisl
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Berhtġīsl Berhtġīls Berctġīls Anglian
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *Berhtagīsl, from gmw-pro *berht bright *gīsl hostage 1. Equivalent to ang beorht ġīsl. Cognate with goh Berhtgis, la Bertegesillus (from frk -).
Pronunciation
Beorht-Ġīsl
Proper noun
Beorhtġīsl m
ang male
Descendants
la-eme 1 Berctgislus Berctgislum<pos:accusative> Bede
References
Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 26, line 24, recorded as "Berctgils".