Bisselt

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Bieselt (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as de Biessael in 1570. Compound toponym derived from bies (“rush”) and a second element that is either Middle Dutch sael (“unit of land”), veld (“field”) or lo (“light forest”). Compare Beesel, Hasselt and Lage Bijssel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪ.səlt/
• Hyphenation: Bis‧selt
• Rhymes: -ɪsəlt

Proper noun

Bisselt n

1. A hamlet in Mook en Middelaar, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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