Gíslar

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gíslar

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gíslar" in English.

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

gíslar Old Icelandic word can mean:

gíslar
f. pl.
gíslar
1) sureties, securities;
gíslar
2) securily, guard (setja g. fyrir).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛋᛚᛅᚱ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.

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