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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Arngisl m. Old Norse ǫrn 'eagle' + Old Norse gísl 'hostage'.

Denmark
Old Swedish
1419 Ærengislas (gen) SDHK no. 19326
Sweden
Latin
1350 Eringislonis (gen) SDHK no. 6015, Æringisloni (dat) ibid. no. 6042
Old Swedish
1356 Erngissel (nom) SDHK no. 6977; 1383 Eringisle SRA-vol2 no. 1923, Eringislo ibid. no. 1918, Æringislo ibid. no. 1947; 1406 Ernegijsells (gen) SDHK no. 16646; 1409 Eringisla (gen) ibid. no. 17265, Eringislas (gen) ibid. no. 17269, Ærengisla (gen) ibid. no. 17256, Æringisla (gen) ibid. no. 17263, Æringislas (gen) ibid. no. 17337
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Arngisl". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Arngisl.