Talk:godsib

Mentions and examples that clarify scope (that parents were included, from the godparent's perspective):

2012, Kathryn Waddington, Gossip and Organizations, Routledge (→ISBN), page 19:
Historically and linguistically, the term 'gossip' originates from godsib, meaning the godparent of one's child or parent of one's godchildren, and referring to a relationship of close friendship. Usage of godsib can be traced back as far as 1014.
2001, Elizabeth Archibald, Incest and the Medieval Imagination, OUP Oxford (→ISBN), page 39:
He too emphasizes spiritual incest, commenting that it is as sinful for a woman to sleep with her 'godsib' (child of her godparent or parent of her godchild) as with her own brother. Although incest is frequently discussed in the ...
1992, Peter Hulme, Colonial Encounters: Europe and the Native Caribbean, 1492-1797
Religious sponsorship existed, godparent to godchild, but the relationship between godparent and natural parent could not even be named the ancient term 'godsib' [which formerly named it] surviving only in the derogatory form of 'gossip'.
See also Mayobamba and WT:TR.