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 *geistlos (“hostage, pledge”).

Noun

*ᚷᛁᛊᛚᚨᛉ (*gislaʀ /gīslaʀ/) m

  1. hostage

Derived terms

Descendants

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