Suio-Gothic

English

Etymology

Late 18th century, from Latin Suiōnēs (a Scandinavian tribe) + Gothic.

Proper noun

Suio-Gothic

1. (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,‎^[1], 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.]

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.

Coordinate terms

• Moesogothic