Gísl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gísl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gísl" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

gísl: gísl, m. (N. Pl. -ar) 1) Person der holdesi Forvaring, især til Pant paa Opfyl- delsen af en Forpligtelse eller som Gidsel.Klm. 7920; þú vart austr héðan gíslum sendr at goðom Lok. 34 fg; senda,taka, hafa gísla (A. Pl.) Fm. IX, 409&vl; Flat. II, 688. 2365; Gul. 31217. 2) Person der er sat til at tage varepaa noget; gísl keisarans (i KeiserensTjeneste) Fm. I, 15110; setja gísla (A.Pl.) Fm. VI, 1612. VIII, 23 &vl; Klm.53518; skipa gíslum Fm. VIII, 454.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᛋᛚ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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