eils

eils

Vandalic

FWOTD – 14 June 2013

Alternative forms

  • *heils

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, healthy”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole”). Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (hails).

    Interjection

    eils

    1. Hail!
      • c.390, De conviviis barbaris
        Inter eils Gothicum scapia matzia ia drincan / non audet quisquam dignos educere versus.
        Between the Gothic [cries] “Hail” and “Let’s get [something to] eat and drink” / nobody dares to put forth decent verses.
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