See also: gisl

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gísl, from Proto-Norse *ᚷᛁᛊᛚᚨᛉ (*gislaʀ) (attested in proper name ᚨᛊᚢᚷᛁᛊᚨᛚᚨᛊ (asugisalas)), from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gísl m (genitive singular gísls, nominative plural gíslar)

  1. hostage

Declension

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    Declension of gísl
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gísl gíslinn gíslar gíslarnir
accusative gísl gíslinn gísla gíslana
dative gísl gíslinum gíslum gíslunum
genitive gísls gíslsins gísla gíslanna