# die Geißel

die Geißel is a German noun meaning “scourge”. Forms: der Geißel, die Geißeln.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Geißel
- Plural: die Geißeln

## In other languages

- Русский: бич, кнут

## Noun

1. _Austria · Southern-Germany · Switzerland_ synonym of Peitsche (“whip”)
2. scourge (whip used for flagellation)
3. flagellum

## Noun

1. Obsolete form (now misspelling) of Geisel (“hostage”)

## Examples

- Mündige, informierte Bürger sind die Geißel eines jeden Tyrannen. — Empowered, informed citizens are the scourge of any tyrant.

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