2419.
Brown
(Alan K.): Old Irish
astal
, Old English
æstel
: the common etymology.
In
CMCS 24
(Winter, 1992), pp. 75–92.
Both < Lat.
(h)astella
, originally meaning ‘plectrum’, based on the evidence from an episode of the Irish Life of St. Brendan.
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Classifications:
D 1.3 Etymology (Individual)
D 1.2 Lexicology
Indexes:
Words/Proper Names:
astal
astol
Author/Textual Sources:
Betha Brennain
Life of St. Brendan (Irish)