Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "shaft (of a weapon), arrow" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesgísl(Old Norse) Same Spellinggīslaz 1 Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 178. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 135.