gislian

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Old English

Etymology

From ġīsl +‎ -ian. Compare Dutch gijzelen (“to take hostage”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjiːs.li.ɑn/,

Verb

ġīslian

to give hostages

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġīslian (weak class 2)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	ġīslian	ġīslienne
first person singular	ġīsliġe	ġīslode
second person singular	ġīslast	ġīslodest
third person singular	ġīslaþ	ġīslode
plural	ġīsliaþ	ġīslodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġīsliġe	ġīslode
plural	ġīsliġen	ġīsloden
imperative
singular	ġīsla
plural	ġīsliaþ
participle	present	past
	ġīsliende	(ġe)ġīslod

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ġīslian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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