Suio-Gothic
English
Etymology
Late 18th century, from New Latin (early 18th century), from Latin Suecia (“Sweden”) + Gothic.
Proper noun
Suio-Gothic
- (archaic) Language of the Goths of Götaland (Southern Sweden); Old Swedish.
- 1868, Walter William Skeat, A Mœso-Gothic Glossary: With an Introduction, an Outline of Mœso-Gothic Grammar, and a List of Anglo-Saxon and Old and Modern English Words Etymologically Connected with Mœso-Gothic,, page VI:
- We also meet with the term Suio-Gothic, which is applied to mean the language of the Goths of Gothland in Sweden, and which may be looked upon as Old Swedish.
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Usage notes
Common in 19th century and early 20th century, rarely used from mid-20th century onwards. Often abbreviated as Su.G., Su.-G., Su.-Goth., etc.
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