Varssel
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as verslo in 1341. Etymology uncertain. Perhaps a compound of Middle Dutch verse (“young cow”) or varre (“young bull”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”). An alternative etymology interprets the toponym as a compound of Proto-Germanic *fursi- (“gorse, Ulex europaeus”) or Middle Dutch versc (“fresh, potable”) and reads lo (“pool, puddle”). Compare Peursum, Poederoijen, Poeijers, Sterksel, Vaarle, Vaarsel, Varsen, Varsselder, Varsseveld, Ten Vorsel and Bolsele.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Varssel n
- A hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN