cisel
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Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
ċisel m
- Alternative form of ċeosol
Declension
Declension of ċisel (strong a-stem)
Old French
Alternative forms
- chisel (northern)
Etymology
Likely from cisoir with a change in suffix to -el.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
cisel oblique singular, m (oblique plural ciseaus or ciseax or cisiaus or cisiax or cisels, nominative singular ciseaus or ciseax or cisiaus or cisiax or cisels, nominative plural cisel)
- cutting tool, chisel
Descendants
Borrowings:
- → British Isles
- → S. France
- → Iberia
- → Italy
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*caesellum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 40
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “cincel”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 83