gísl
nafnorðkarlkyn
[ gîsel; lost in ; geissel; gislan; gidsel; to be distinguished from geisl; and confound the two forms, one of which has ei and the other î as root vowel; retained a distinction]:—a hostage, 39, v. 171, ix. 359, passim.
II. a king’s officer, a bailiff; gísl keisarans, i. 151, i. 9, of the German emperor:—a warder, watchman, þeir höfðu sett til gísla at gæta hans (of a prisoner), viii. 23; konungr lagði fe til höfuðs honum ok setti hvervetna fyrir hann gísla ( to catch him) hvar sem hann kynni fram at koma, vi. 16:—this sense is very rare, and in never occurs except in phrases.III. a name, Gísl and Gísli; in many compds, Þor-gísl, Spá-gísl, Auð-gísl, Her-gísl, but usually by metathesis -gils, Þor-gils,
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- A. S.Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.English.
- Germ.German.
- Swed.Swedish.
- Dan.Danish.
- mod.modern.
- mid. H. G.middle High German.
- cp.compare.
- i. e.id est.
- viz.namely.
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
- pr.proper, properly.
- e. g.exempli gratia.
- etc.et cetera.
- Ls.Loka-senna. (A. I.)
- Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Bs.Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)