dissel

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪ.səl/
  • Hyphenation: dis‧sel
  • Rhymes: -ɪsəl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dissel, diessel, dessel, from Old Dutch *thehsala, from Proto-West Germanic *þehsulā, from Proto-Germanic *þehsulǭ (“axe, adze”).

Noun

dissel m (plural dissels, diminutive disseltje n)

  1. an adze
Derived terms
  • gootdissel

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch dissel.

Noun

dissel m (plural dissels)

  1. a drawing pole between the animals of team of a cart, particularly in relation to horse carts
  2. a drawbar of a hauled load
Derived terms
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