gisslan
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Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish gislan (noun), from gisla (verb), from Old Norse gísl, from Proto-Norse ᚨᛊᚢᚷᛁᛊᚨᛚᚨᛊ (asugisalas), from *ᚷᛁᛊᛚᚨᛉ (*gislaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz (“hostage”).
Cognate of Danish gidsel, Icelandic gísl, Middle Low German gīsel, German Geisel, Old English ġīsel. Compare Old Irish gíall (“hostage”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
gisslan c
- hostage (person given as a pledge or security)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of gisslan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | gisslan | gisslan | gisslan | - |
| Genitive | gisslans | gisslans | gisslans | - |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- gisslan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gisslan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gisslan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gisslan in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Further reading[edit]
- gisslan in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams[edit]
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