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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Gisel m. Old Icelandic gísl, Old High German gīsal 'pledge, hostage'.

Germany
Latin
c1006x1020 Gizelo (nom) quix-vol1 22
Sweden
Latin
1310 Gislo (nom) SDHK 2384; 1350 Gisla (gen) ibid. no. 6055, Gislonis (gen) ibid. no. 6037, Gislæ (gen) ibid. no. 6011
Old Swedish
1408 Gisle (nom) SDHK no. 17116
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gisel". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Gisel.