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Guiscard

/ɡiːˈskɑːr/

Guiscard proper noun: the sobriquet of Robert de Hauteville, a Norman adventurer remembered for the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily, founder of the County of Sicily.

Proper noun

Guiscard

  1. the sobriquet of Robert de Hauteville, a Norman adventurer remembered for the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily, founder of the County of Sicily
    Synonyms:
    Robert Guiscard

Synonyms of Guiscard

  • Robert Guiscard

Origin of Guiscard

Via Medieval Latin Guiscardus, Italian Guiscardo, Old French Guischart (literally “crafty rogue, trickster”), via Old Northern French guische (“ruse”) from Old Norse vizkr (“clever”) + harðr (“hard”); compare suffix -ard in Richard.

Questions about Guiscard

What does Guiscard mean?
Guiscard means the sobriquet of Robert de Hauteville, a Norman adventurer remembered for the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily, founder of the County of Sicily.
What part of speech is Guiscard?
Guiscard is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Guiscard?
Guiscard is pronounced /ɡiːˈskɑːr/.

Words near Guiscard in the dictionary

  1. guisard
  2. guisards
  3. guisarme
  4. guisarmes
  5. Guisborough
  6. Guiscard
  7. guise
  8. guised
  9. Guiseley
  10. guiser
  11. guisers

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