Borssele

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as brumsale in 976. Compound of Old Dutch *brum (“edge, bank”) and sale (“hall home”). Compare Brummen.

See also Zealandic Bossele.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔr.sə.lə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bors‧se‧le
  • Homophone: Borsele

Proper noun[edit]

Borssele n

  1. A village and former municipality of Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “borssele”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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