gislian
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ġīsl + -ian. Compare Dutch gijzelen (“to take hostage”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ġīslian
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ġīslian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | ġīslian | ġīslienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġīsliġe | ġīslode |
| second person singular | ġīslast | ġīslodest |
| third person singular | ġīslaþ | ġīslode |
| plural | ġīsliaþ | ġīslodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġīsliġe | ġīslode |
| plural | ġīsliġen | ġīsloden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġīsla | |
| plural | ġīsliaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġīsliende | (ġe)ġīslod | |
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ġīslian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.