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

References

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