Gíslar

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gíslar

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gíslar" in Norwegian.

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

gíslar: gíslar eller gíslir, f. pl. bruges, uden til-svarende Singularis, i samme Betyd-ning som gísl: 1) var honum þar landsvarit ok gefnar gíslar Flat. II, 30724;sendust þeir gíslar á millum Fm. IX,40922; tók gíslir af bóndum Fm. IX,31317. 2) K. sendi þegar menn Hjalta,bað hann gæta sín ok setja þar gíslarfyrir, sem honum þótti vænst, at þeimmundi duga Sturl. II, 531.

Part of speech: f pl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᛋᛚᛆᚱ
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:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

pl.: Pluralis.

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