Ånsă

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Polabian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German Hans, which is a shortened form of Johannes, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān).

Proper noun

Ånsă m ? (diminutive Ånskă)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English John
    Synonym: Åns
  2. (biblical) John the Baptist
    Synonym: Åns
    Ånsă danSt. John's Day

References

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    Lehr-Spławiński, T., Polański, K. (1962) “Ånsə”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), numbers 1 (A – ďüzd), Wrocław, Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 21
  • Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “Ånsă”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 35
  • Olesch, Reinhold (1962) “Ansa”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volumes 1: A – O, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 5