Participles
| Present | ġīsliende |
| Past | (ġe)ġīslod |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ġīsliġe |
| 2nd sing. | ġīslast |
| 3rd sing. | ġīslaþ |
| 1st plur. | ġīsliaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ġīsliaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ġīsliaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġīslode |
| 2nd sing. | ġīslodest |
| 3rd sing. | ġīslode |
| 1st plur. | ġīslodon |
| 2nd plur. | ġīslodon |
| 3rd plur. | ġīslodon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ġīsliġe |
| 2nd sing. | ġīsliġe |
| 3rd sing. | ġīsliġe |
| 1st plur. | ġīsliġen |
| 2nd plur. | ġīsliġen |
| 3rd plur. | ġīsliġen |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġīslode |
| 2nd sing. | ġīslode |
| 3rd sing. | ġīslode |
| 1st plur. | ġīsloden |
| 2nd plur. | ġīsloden |
| 3rd plur. | ġīsloden |
Imperative
| Singular | ġīsla |
| Plural | ġīsliaþ |
Verbs similar to 'gislian'
bisgian,
bisnian,
cilian,
diglian,
fiscian,
geslean,
gieldan,
giellan,
gielpan,
gilpan,
Etymology
From ġīsl + -ian. Compare Dutch gijzelen (“to take hostage”). See: Dutch '
gijzelen'.
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