Gísl

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gísl

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gísl" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

gísl Old Icelandic word can mean:

gísl
(pl. -ar), m.
gísl
1) hostage;
gísl
2) bailiff (g. keisarans); warder.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛋᛚ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

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