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gíslþu

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
gíslþu, (?); f.
The giving of hostages (? v. gíslian)
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  • Gísldu

    obsedatu (as if connected with obses and dare? ),

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 25.
Etymology
[For a verbal abstract in þ see -brecþ.]
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  • gíslþu, n.