gisslan.
hostage (person given as a pledge or security)
Meaning & usage
hostage (person given as a pledge or security)
Where this word comes from
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”).
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