Borssele
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as brumsale in 976. Compound of Old Dutch *brum (“edge, bank”) and sale (“hall home”). Compare Brummen.
See also Zealandic Bossele.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔr.sə.lə/
- Hyphenation: Bors‧se‧le
- Homophone: Borsele
Proper noun
Borssele n
- A village and former municipality of Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Borsselenaar
- Borssels
- Borsele
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “borssele”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN