gissel
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Danish gidsel, from Old Norse gísl, from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gissel n (definite singular gisselet or gislet, indefinite plural gisler or gissel, definite plural gislene or gisla)
- a hostage
Usage notes edit
- In 2020, the Language council of Norway made the masculine inflection obsolete, including the form gisselen m.[1]
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “gissel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (retrieved 12.21.20)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse gísl,[1] from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz, from Proto-Celtic *gēstlos (“hostage, pledge”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gissel m (definite singular gisselen, indefinite plural gislar, definite plural gislane)
gissel n (definite singular gisselet, indefinite plural gissel, definite plural gissela)
- a hostage
Usage notes edit
- In 2020, a neuter inflection was made co-official.[2]
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ “gissel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (retrieved 12.21.20)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Old Swedish gisl and the older gesl, having feminine gender. Used in the 1541 Bible translation with the plural gisslar. Corresponding to Old Norse geisli, related to Old Norse geirr (“spear”), Old English ger (“spear”) and English gear. Cognates include Icelandic geisli, German Geißel, Dutch gesel.
Noun edit
gissel n
- a scourge (whip)
- (figuratively) a scourge (source of persistent trouble)
- Korruptionen är landets gissel
- Corruption is the scourge of the country
Declension edit
Declension of gissel | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gissel | gisslet | gissel | gisslen |
Genitive | gissels | gisslets | gissels | gisslens |
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- gissel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gissel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gissel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gissel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)