dissel
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch dissel, diessel, dessel, from Old Dutch *thehsala, from Proto-West Germanic *þehsulā, from Proto-Germanic *þehsulǭ (“axe, adze”).
Noun edit
dissel m (plural dissels, diminutive disseltje n)
- An adze.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch dissel.
Noun edit
dissel m (plural dissels)
- A drawing pole between the animals of team of a cart, particularly in relation to horse carts.
- A drawbar of a hauled load.