Note 1 — Johan Wolfgang von Goethe (continued 2)
A. J. W. (Alexander James William) Morrison translation
The obsolete word "gossip" has been revived as an equivalent for the German "Gevatter." But it should be observed that this word not only signifies godfather, but that the person whose child has another person for godfather (or godmother) is that person's Gevatter, or Gevatterin (feminine).