Talk:godsib

Mentions and examples that clarify scope (that parents were included, from the godparent's perspective): - -sche (discuss) 03:03, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 2012, Kathryn Waddington, Gossip and Organizations, Routledge (ISBN 9781136279812), page 19:
 * Historically and linguistically, the term &#39;gossip&#39; originates from godsib, meaning the godparent of one&#39;s child or parent of one&#39;s godchildren, and referring to a relationship of close friendship. Usage of godsib can be traced back as far as 1014.
 * 2001, Elizabeth Archibald, Incest and the Medieval Imagination, OUP Oxford (ISBN 9780191540851), page 39:
 * He too emphasizes spiritual incest, commenting that it is as sinful for a woman to sleep with her &#39;godsib&#39; (child of her godparent or parent of her godchild) as with her own brother. Although incest is frequently discussed in the ...
 * 1992, Peter Hulme, Colonial Encounters: Europe and the Native Caribbean, 1492-1797
 * Religious sponsorship existed, godparent to godchild, but the relationship between godparent and natural parent could not even be named the ancient term &#39;godsib&#39; [which formerly named it] surviving only in the derogatory form of &#39;gossip&#39;.
 * See also [//en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Citations%3Agodsib&type=revision&diff=64320395&oldid=64166312 Mayobamba] and WT:TR.