gisslan
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish gislan (noun), from gisla (verb), from Old Norse gísl, from Proto-Norse ᚨᛊᚢᚷᛁᛊᚨᛚᚨᛊ (asugisalas), from *ᚷᛁᛊᛚᚨᛉ (*gislaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz (“hostage”).
Cognate of Danish gidsel, Icelandic gísl, Middle Low German gīsel, German Geisel, Old English ġīsel. Compare Old Irish gíall (“hostage”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
gisslan c
- hostage (person given as a pledge or security)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | gisslan | gisslans |
| definite | gisslan | gisslans | |
| plural | indefinite | gisslan | gisslans |
| definite | - | - |
Derived terms
References
- gisslan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gisslan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gisslan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gisslan in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Further reading
- gisslan in Svensk ordbok.