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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse Egill, from Proto-Germanic *Agilaz.[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Egill m (proper noun, genitive singular Egils)
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of Egill (sg-only masculine)
References
- ^ Jan De Vries, Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, 2nd rev. edn (Leiden: Brill, 1962), s.v. Egill.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *Agilaz. Old Norse forms include Old Swedish Æghil and Old Danish Eghil. The Old High German cognates are Agilo, Egilo.[1] Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌻- (agil-) may also be cognate.
Proper noun
Egill m
- a male given name
Inflection
Declension of Egill (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)
| masculine
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singular
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| indefinite
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| nominative
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Egill
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| accusative
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Egil
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| dative
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Agli, Egli
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| genitive
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Egils
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Descendants
References
- ^ Jan De Vries, Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, 2nd rev. edn (Leiden: Brill, 1962), s.v. Egill.