Agil

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • Aigil (8th-9th C.)
  • Eigil (8th or 9th C.)
  • Egil (9th C.)

Etymology

From ᚫᛁᚷᛁᛚ (Aigil), Proto-West Germanic *Agil, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Agilaz. By surface analysis, agi (“fear”) +‎ il (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Agil

  1. a male given name from legend, equivalent to Old English ᚫᚷᛁᛚᛁ (æġili) or German Egil

Inflection

Declension of Agil (masculine a-stem)
case singular plural
nominative Agil Agilā, Agila
accusative Agil Agilā, Agila
genitive Agiles Agilo
dative Agile Agilum
instrumental Agilu —

Proper names in the -a declension take a pronominal accusative ending -an

Descendants

  • Middle High German: Eigil (11th-12th C.), Aygel (12th C.), Aigil, Aigel (12th or 13th C.)
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