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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Gerosmus m. Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear' + Latin -is(s)(i)mus, a superlative suffix.

France
Latin
● c823 Gerosmus (nom) irminon-vol2 9, Gaugiacum
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gerosmus". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Gerosmus.