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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Agilmode f. Proto-Germanic *agio 'blade' lengthened to Old French agil + Old High German muot 'spirit; courage, boldness'.

The prototheme, Latinized -modis, became -mois or -mos in France.

France
Latin
● c1030 Agelmois (nom) StVdM-II 714; c1035 Ajalmos (nom) ibid. 718
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Agilmode". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Agilmode.