Other writers derive it from a Brythonic * Adsiltia, "she who is gazed upon." Iseult of Ireland The etymology is uncertain, with most sources linking it to the Old High German words īs (" ice") and hiltja (" battle"). The oldest source, Béroul's 12th-century romance, spells her name as Yseut or Iseut. Her name is variably given as Iseult, Isolde, Yseult, Ysolt, Isode, Isoude, Iseut, Isaut (Old French), Iosóid (Irish), Esyllt (Welsh), Ysella (Cornish), Isolda (Portuguese, Spanish), Izolda (Serbian) and Isotta (Italian), among others. The third is Iseult of the White Hands, the daughter of Hoel of Brittany and the sister of Kahedin. Her mother, the queen of Ireland, is also named Iseult. The most prominent is Iseult of Ireland, the wife of Mark of Cornwall and the lover of Tristan. Iseult ( / ɪ ˈ s uː l t, ɪ ˈ z uː l t/), alternatively Isolde ( / ɪ ˈ s oʊ l d( ə), ɪ ˈ z oʊ l d( ə)/) and other spellings, is the name of several characters in the legend of Tristan and Iseult. Isolde: la princesse Celte by Gaston Bussière (1911)
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