gislian

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjiːs.li.ɑn/, [ˈjiːz.li.ɑn]

Verb

ġīslian

  1. to give hostages

Conjugation
Conjugation of ġīslian (weak class 2)
infinitive ġīslian ġīslienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġīsliġe ġīslode
2nd-person singular ġīslast ġīslodest
3rd-person singular ġīslaþ ġīslode
plural ġīsliaþ ġīslodon
subjunctive present past
singular ġīsliġe ġīslode
plural ġīsliġen ġīsloden
imperative
singular ġīsla
plural ġīsliaþ
participle present past
ġīsliende (ġe)ġīslod

References
  • ġīslian in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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