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Vandalic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, healthy”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“healthy, whole”). Compare Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (hails).
Interjection
[edit]eils
- Hail!
- c.390, De conviviis barbaris
- Inter eils Gothicum scapia matzia ia drincan / non audet quisquam dignos educere versus.
- Between the Gothic [cries] “Hail” and “Let’s get [something to] eat and drink” / nobody dares to put forth decent verses.
- c.390, De conviviis barbaris