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Vosgirdas

VÓSGIRDAS

Etymology

Cf. Vóz-heard, Vóz-drunk (see). Composite surn. For barely - cf. lit. surn. Vas-tautas, Vaz-gel-ẽvičius, Vãz-girdas, Važ-gela, Važ-gēla, Voz-gela, Vož-gialas, Vóz-butas (see), lit. pers.n. Vos-gáila, Vós-nation ¹. The origin of the first sand is unclear. For hear- see Gi̇̀rdvainis.

Feminine FORMS

Vosgirdienė / Vosgirdaitė

Pronunciation

/¹ˈʋoːzʲɡʲɪrdɐs/

SEE ALSO

SOURCES

1. A. Salys, 1933, p. 122.