syssel
Pronunciation: [ˈsysəl]
“syssel” is a Danish word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
- employment, occupation, enterprise (especially a quiet, non-binding, or less strenuous task)
- geographical area that constituted an administrative unit, originally about each of the 14 areas Jutland was divided into until the 16th century, later also about a district on the Faroe Islands, Iceland or Greenland
Etymology
From Old Danish sysæl, syslæ, from Old Norse sýsl, Proto-Germanic *seuhslō, from Proto-Indo-European *sewg-. Compare Old English susl.
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