Gautstav

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

gaut +‎ stav; from Old Norse Gautstafr, from gautr (Geat) +‎ stafr (staff). Doublet of Gustav. Cognates include Icelandic Gautstafur and Swedish Gösta(v), Gustav.

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Proper noun[edit]

Gautstav m (definite Gautstaven)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse
    • 1928, Sturla Þorðarson, translated by Kr. Audne, Soga um Håkon Håkonsson, page 228:
      Åt hertugen fekk dei ein annan hest, som het Gautstav.
      To the duke, they got an other horse, with the name Geatstaff.

References[edit]

Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Gautstav”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN