gisl

See also: gísl

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gīslaz (“hostage, sprout”), from Proto-Celtic *gēstlos (“hostage, pledge”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeydʰ- (“to desire, wait for”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjiːzl/

Noun

ġīsl m

a hostage

Declension

Declension of gisl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġīsl	ġīslas
accusative	ġīsl	ġīslas
genitive	ġīsles	ġīsla
dative	ġīsle	ġīslum

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