cisel
Old English
editPronunciation
editNoun
editċisel m
- Alternative form of ċeosol
Declension
editOld French
editAlternative forms
edit- chisel (northern)
Etymology
editLikely from cisoir with a change in suffix to -el.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcisel oblique singular, m (oblique plural ciseaus or ciseax or cisiaus or cisiax or cisels, nominative singular ciseaus or ciseax or cisiaus or cisiax or cisels, nominative plural cisel)
- cutting tool, chisel
Descendants
editBorrowings:
- → British Isles
- → S. France
- → Iberia
- → Italy
References
edit- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*caesellum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 40
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “cincel”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 83