gissel
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish gidsel, from Old Norse gísl, from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡis.sel/, [ˈɡɪs.səl], [ˈɡɪs.sl̩]
Noun
gissel m or n (definite singular gisselen or gisselet or gislet, indefinite plural gisler or gissel, definite plural gislene or gisla)
- a hostage
Derived terms
- gisseldrama
- gisseltaker
References
“gissel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Danish gidsel, from Old Norse gísl, from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡis.sel/, [ˈɡɪs.səl], [ˈɡɪs.sl̩]
Noun
gissel m (definite singular gisselen, indefinite plural gislar, definite plural gislane)
- a hostage
Derived terms
- gisseldrama
- gisseltakar
References
“gissel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Old Swedish gisl and the older gesl, having feminine gender. Used in the 1541 Bible translation with the plural gisslar. Corresponding to Old Norse geisli, related to Old Norse geirr (“spear”), Old English ger (“spear”) and English gear.Cognates include Icelandic geisli, German Geißel, Dutch gesel.
Noun
gissel n
- a scourge, a whip, a rod
- a pain
- a torturer, an adversary, a critic
Declension
| Declension of gissel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | gissel | gisslet | gissel | gisslen |
| Genitive | gissels | gisslets | gissels | gisslens |
Synonyms
- plåga
- piska
- spö
- stav
Related terms
- gissla
References
- gissel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)