Rijsel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ijssel, from Old French L'isle (“the island”), itself from Latin īnsulam (“island”). The word has undergone resegmentation, like its French counterpart: ter ijsel (“at Lille”) was resegmented into te rijsel.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈrɛi̯səl/

Proper noun

Rijsel n

1. Lille, a city in northern France.

Synonyms

• Lille