Rijsel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch risele, presumably from an older unattested *isele, a calque of Old French isle (“island”).

Like its French counterpart Lille, the name was rebracketed: The phrase ter isele (“at the islet”) was reinterpreted as te risele (“at Rijsel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛi̯.səl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯səl
  • Hyphenation: Rij‧sel

Proper noun

Rijsel n

  1. (chiefly Belgium) Lille (the departmental capital of Nord department, France; the regional capital of Hauts-de-France)
    Synonym: Lille
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