gæzlanafnorðkvenkynu, f. watch, keeping, Grág. i. 147, Fms. xi. 246; svína-g., tending swine, Fs. 71: metaph., Fms. vii. 187, Sks. 675.COMPDS: gæzluengill, gæzlukerling, gæzlulauss, gæzluleysi, gæzlumaðr, gæzlusótt.