gisl

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ġīsel === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jiːsl/, [jiːzl] === Noun === ġīsl m a hostage late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== Ēadgils ġīslhād Ġīslhere ġīslian