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/
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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

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