Beesel

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Bisela in 1173. Potentially a compound of bies (“bulrush, Scirpus”) and lo (“open place in a forest”). Proposed derivations from Middle Dutch bise (“hind”) or bise (“black”), bize are incorrect; all three terms are loans from Middle French, and Beesel was located outside of the sphere of influence of the Romance languages. Compare Beesd, Bisselt and Lage Bijssel.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.səl/
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Hyphenation: Bee‧sel
Rhymes: -eːsəl

Proper noun edit

Beesel n

A village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
Synonym: Drakeriék (Carnival nickname)

Meronyms: Bussereind, Offenbeek, Reuver, Rijkel

Derived terms edit

Beesels

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN