Gepidae

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Latin, from Ancient Greek γηπαιδ (gēpaid), from Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Gíbidoz or similar, based on *gebaną (to give).[1] More at Gepids.

Noun[edit]

Gepidae pl (plural only)

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

References[edit]

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