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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Gisel m. Old Icelandic gísl, Old High German gīsal 'pledge, hostage'.

Germany
Latin
● c1006x1020 Gizelo (nom) quix-vol1 22
Sweden
Latin
● 1350 Gisla (gen) SDHK no. 6055, Gislonis (gen) ibid. no. 6037, Gislæ (gen) ibid. no. 6011
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gisel". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Gisel.