Beesel

Dutch

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Beesel n

A village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
Synonym: Drakeriék (Carnival nickname)
Meronyms: Bussereind, Offenbeek, Reuver, Rijkel

Derived terms

Beesels

References

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