proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Fredibalus
Fredibalus m sg (genitive Fredibalī)
Meaning
- masculinesingulara male given name from Vandalic
Fredibalum regem gentis Wandalorum sine ullo certamine ingeniose captum ad Imperatorem Honorium destinat.
He appoints Fredibalus, king of the Vandalic people, cleverly captured without any combat, to the emperor Honorius.de Ram, P. F. X., editor (1845), Idatii Episcopi Chronicon […], Bruxelles, →DOI, page 66, lines 1–3Fredobadum regem Wandalorum, sine ullo certamine ingeniose captum, ad Honorium destinat.
He appoints Fredobadus, king of the Vandals, cleverly captured without any combat, to Honorius.Pertz, Georg Heinrich, editor (1826), Monumenta Germaniae Historica, volume 1, Hannover, page 283, lines 17–18
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Fredibalus | — |
| genitive | Fredibalī | — |
| dative | Fredibalō | — |
| accusative | Fredibalum | — |
| ablative | Fredibalō | — |
| vocative | Fredibale | — |
Origins
Borrowed from Vandalic. The first element is Proto-Germanic *friþuz (“love; peace”), while the second one is probably *balþaz (“bold”).