Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚷᛁᛊᛚᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gīslaz, borrowed from Proto-Celtic *gēstlos (“hostage, pledge”).

Noun

*ᚷᛁᛊᛚᚨᛉ (*gislaʀ /gīslaʀ/) m

1. hostage

Derived terms

• ᚨᛊᚢᚷᛁᛊᚨᛚᚨᛉ (asugisalaʀ /⁠Ą̄sugīsᵃlaʀ⁠/, “God-hostage”)

Descendants

• Old Norse: gísl
  • Icelandic: gísl
  • Faroese: gísli
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gissel, gisl
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gissel
  • Old Swedish: gīsl
    • ⇒ Old Swedish: gislan
      • Swedish: gisslan
  • Danish: gidsel