Bothild

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Bōtuhildi, from Proto-Germanic *Bōtōhildiz, from *bōtō (“betterment, recompense”) +‎ *hildiz (“battle”). Equivalent to bōt +‎ hild. Cognate with Faroese Bóthild.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːt.xild/, [ˈboːt.hiɫd]

Proper noun

Bōthild f

  1. a female given name

References

  • Okasha, Elisabeth (2011), Story, Joanna, editor, Women’s Names in Old English (Studies in Early Medieval Britian), Farnham; Burlington: Ashgate Publishing Limited, →ISBN, page 26
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