Gepidae

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English

Etymology

From Latin Gepidae, from Gothic *𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌸𐍃 (*gibiþs), from Proto-Germanic *gibidōz (which see for more).[1]

Noun

Gepidae pl (plural only)

  1. (historical) The Gepids, an East Germanic people.

References

  1. ^ Neumann, Günter (1998), "Gepiden §1. Namenkundliches", Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde, 11 (2 ed.)