Gísl

Dictionnaire vieux norrois - gísl

Signification du mot vieux norrois "gísl"

Comme défini par le dictionnaire vieux norrois-anglais de Cleasby & Vigfusson :

Le mot vieux norrois gísl peut signifier :gísl

gísl
m. [A. S. gîsel; lost in Engl.; Germ. geissel; Swed. gislan; Dan. gidsel; to be distinguished from geisl; mod. Germ. and Dan. confound the two forms, one of which has ei and the other î as root vowel; mid. H. G. retained a distinction]:—a hostage, LS. 39, FmS. v. 171, ix. 359, passim.
gísl
II. a king’s officer, a bailiff; gísl keisarans, FmS. i. 151, cp. BS. i. 9, i. e. of the German emperor:—a warder, watchman, þeir höfðu sett til gísla at gæta hans (of a prisoner), FmS. viii. 23; konungr lagði fe til höfuðs honum ok setti hvervetna fyrir hann gísla (viz. to catch him) hvar sem hann kynni fram at koma, vi. 16:—this sense is very rare, and in Icel. never occurs except in metaph. phraseS.
gísl
III. a pr. name, Gísl and Gísli; in many compds, Þor-gísl, Spá-gísl, Auð-gísl, Her-gísl, but usually by metathesis -gils, e. g. Þor-gils, etc.

Inscription runique possible en futhark jeune :ᚴᛁᛋᛚ
Les runes du futhark jeune ont été utilisées du 8ème au 12ème siècle en Scandinavie et dans leurs colonies à l'étranger

Abréviations utilisées :

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mid. H. G.
middle High German.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
s. v.
sub voce.
Swed.
Swedish.
v.
vide.
cp.
compare.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
i. e.
id est.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
viz.
namely.
e. g.
exempli gratia.
etc.
et cetera.
pr.
proper, properly.

Œuvres & Auteurs cités :

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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