gisl
See also: gísl
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gīslaz, a loanword from Proto-Celtic *gēstlos. Cognate with Old Saxon gīsal, Old Dutch *gīsal, Old High German gīsal, Old Norse gísl.
Pronunciation
Noun
ġīsl m
- a hostage
- Hū lange hieltst þū ūs tō ġīslum?
- How long are you going to hold us hostage?
- Wē ġīslas wurdon on þone hrōf ġebrōht þæt man ġesāwe þæt wē ġīet lifdon.
- They took us hostages up on the roof so people could see we were still alive.
- c. 900, the Old English Orosius
- Hē ġenīedde bēġen þā cyningas þæt hīe sealdon heora suna tō ġīslum.
- He forced both the kings to give their sons as hostages.
Declension
Declension of ġīsl (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
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