gislian

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Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

ġīslian

  1. to give hostages

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġīslian (weak class 2)
infinitive ġīslian ġīslienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
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

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