gijzel

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛi̯.zəl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gij‧zel
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯zəl
  • Homophone: Gijzel

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gisel, from Old Dutch *gīsal, from Proto-West Germanic *gīsl, from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz, from Proto-Celtic *geistlos (“hostage, pledge”).

Noun

gijzel m (plural gijzels, diminutive gijzeltje n)

  1. (archaic, rare) a hostage
    Synonym: gijzelaar
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gijzel

  1. inflection of gijzelen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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