Type Word & Element Usage Old Norse Meaning & History Old Norse word meaning "shaft (of a weapon), arrow". Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesgīslaz(Old Germanic) Given Name DescendantsTroels(Danish) Truls, Torgils(Norwegian) Þórgísl(Old Norse) Truls(Swedish) Surname DescendantTroelsen(Danish) Same Spellinggisl