Old English · noun
gisl
Normalised ġīsl
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /jiːsl/[jiːzl]
- Syllables
- jiːsl (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- hostage
Meaning
-
a hostage
Hū lange hieltst þū ūs tō ġīslum?
How long are you going to hold us hostage?
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gīsl, from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz, a loanword from Proto-Celtic *geistlos. Cognate with Old Saxon gīsal, Old Dutch *gīsal, Old High German gīsal, Old Norse gísl.
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