Gautstav
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]gaut + stav; from Old Norse Gautstafr, from gautr (“Geat”) + stafr (“staff”). Doublet of Gustav. Cognates include Icelandic Gautstafur and Swedish Gösta(v), Gustav.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Gautstav m (definite Gautstaven)
- a male given name from Old Norse
- 1928, Sturla Þorðarson, translated by Kr. Audne, Soga um Håkon Håkonsson, page 228:
- Åt hertugen fekk dei ein annan hest, som het Gautstav.
- To the duke, they got an other horse, with the name Geatstaff.
References
[edit]Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Gautstav”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
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