Geisel

Borrowed from German Geisel.

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Geisel (plural Geisels)

1. A surname from German.

• Giesel, Gliese, Seelig, Seigel, Seigle, Siegle, lieges

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɪ̯zəl/

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From Middle High German gīsel, from Old High German gīsal, from Proto-West Germanic *gīsl, from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz.

• Geißel (obsolete)

Geisel f (genitive Geisel, plural Geiseln)

1. hostage
   • 2012, Simon Kernick, Das Ultimatum: Thriller, Heyne (publisher) (e-book edition without page numbers):

     Und wir haben ein Hotel voller Geiseln, darunter den stellvertretenden Direktor des MI6. [...] Wenn ihr uns den Zugang sperrt, wird alle fünf Minuten eine Geisel sterben.

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     And we have a hotel full of hostages, including the Depute Director of MI6...if you block the exit, one hostage will die every five minutes

Geisel m (strong, genitive Geisels, plural Geisel)

1. (archaic) hostage

• Leibbürge

• Geiselnahme
• Geiselnehmer
• Geiselhaft
• Geiseldrama

See the main lemma.

Geisel f (genitive Geisel, plural Geiseln)

1. Obsolete form (now misspelling) of Geißel (“scourge”)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

die Geisel f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Geisel)

1. A river in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Geisel m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Geisels or (with an article) Geisel, plural Geisels or Geisel)

1. a surname

• “Geisel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Geisel” in Duden online

Borrowed from German Geisel.

Geisel m or f by sense

1. a surname from German