英和和英

語源

From Proto-West Germanic *gīsl, from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz, a loanword from Proto-Celtic *geistlos. Cognate with Old Saxon gīsal, Old Dutch *gīsal, Old High German gīsal, Old Norse gísl.

発音

• IPA: /jiːsl/, [jiːzl]

名詞

ġīsl m

1. a hostage

   Hū lange hieltst þū ūs tō ġīslum?

   How long are you going to hold us hostage?

   Wē ġīslas wurdon on þone hrōf ġebrōht þæt man ġesāwe þæt wē ġīet lifden.

   They took us hostages up on the roof so people could see that we were still alive.

   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans

     Hē ġenīedde bēġen þā cyningas þæt hīe sealdon heora suna tō ġīslum.

     He forced both the kings to give their sons as hostages.

語形変化

派生語

• ġīslhād
• ġīslian
• Ēadgils