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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gīslōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gīslōną. Equivalent to *gīsl (“hostage”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*gīslōn
- to take hostage
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *gīslōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *gīslōdā | |
| Infinitive | *gīslōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *gīslōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *gīslōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *gīslōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gīslō | *gīslōdā |
| 2nd singular | *gīslōs | *gīslōdēs, *gīslōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *gīslōþ | *gīslōdē, *gīslōdā |
| 1st plural | *gīslōm | *gīslōdum |
| 2nd plural | *gīslōþ | *gīslōdud |
| 3rd plural | *gīslōnþ | *gīslōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gīslō | *gīslōdī |
| 2nd singular | *gīslōs | *gīslōdī |
| 3rd singular | *gīslō | *gīslōdī |
| 1st plural | *gīslōm | *gīslōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *gīslōþ | *gīslōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *gīslōn | *gīslōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *gīslō | |
| Plural | *gīslōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *gīslōndī | *gīslōd |
Descendants
- Old English: gīslian
- Middle English: gislen
- Old Frisian: gīslia
- West Frisian: gizelje
- Old Saxon: *gīslōn
- Middle Low German: giselen, giseln
- Old Dutch: *gīslon
- Middle Dutch: giselen
- Dutch: gijzelen
- Middle Dutch: giselen
- Old High German: *gīslōn
- Middle High German: gīselen, gīseln