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Old English · verb

gislian

Normalised ġīslian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈjiːs.li.ɑn/
[ˈjiːz.li.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈjiːs · li · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
hostagesgive

Meaning

  1. to give hostages

Conjugation

Conjugation of gislian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġīsliġeġīslode
2nd singular ġīslastġīslodest
3rd singular ġīslaþġīslode
Plural ġīsliaþġīslodon
Subjunctive
Singular ġīsliġeġīslode
Plural ġīsliġenġīsloden
Non-finite forms of gislian
Form
Infinitive ġīslian
Inflected infinitive ġīslienne
Imperative singular ġīsla
Imperative plural ġīsliaþ
Present participle ġīsliende
Past participle ġīslodġeġīslod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From ġīsl + -ian. Compare Dutch gijzelen (“to take hostage”).

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