bramzeil
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A compound whose first element is unclear; it is often supposed that it is brammen but this verb is attested later than bramzeil and may derive from this noun instead. The second element is zeil (“sail”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bramzeil n (plural bramzeilen, diminutive bramzeiltje n)
- A topgallant sail. [from ca. 1600]
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press