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, from Proto-Germanic *þinhslō.

Noun

dissel m (plural dissels, no diminutive)

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

• disselbak
• disselboom
• disselslot