Middle English Dictionary Entry

gī̆slen v.
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Entry Info

Forms gī̆slen v.
Etymology LOE gīslian, prob. from ON; cp. OI gīsla.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
To give (sb.) as a hostage.
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