It's from the Old French surname Gaillard (from gaillard (“strong”)), brought to England by the Normans. The spelling is the result of folk etymology.
It's from the Old French surname Gaillard (from gaillard (“strong”)), brought to England by the Normans. The spelling is the result of folk etymology.
'Bar-Shahm son of Mb---- has love for a man'
Amorous expressions are common in the inscriptions, as is concealing the identity of the lover with generic nouns!
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'Bar-Shahm son of Mb---- has love for a man'
Amorous expressions are common in the inscriptions, as is concealing the identity of the lover with generic nouns!
ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
Θανεῖν σε δεῖ· ὁ γὰρ χρόνος ὀλίγος.
Ἀχαιὶ, ζήσαις.
Θανεῖν σε δεῖ· ὁ γὰρ χρόνος ὀλίγος.
Ἀχαιὶ, ζήσαις.
ⲧⲛ̄ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ϯϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲝⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲝⲓⲥ
ϯϣⲟⲣⲡ︦ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ
ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲛ︦ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ϯⲙⲛ︦ⲧⲱⲛ︦ϩ
ⲧⲛ̄ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲓⲁⲧⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ϯϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲝⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲝⲓⲥ
ϯϣⲟⲣⲡ︦ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ
ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲛ︦ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ϯⲙⲛ︦ⲧⲱⲛ︦ϩ