1 syssel | Definition of syssel

syssel

noun
sys·​sel | \ ˈsisÉ™l\
plural -s

Definition of syssel

: an Icelandic administrative district

History and Etymology for syssel

Danish, from Icelandic sȳsla business, work, activity, syssel, from Old Norse; akin to Old English sūsl misery, torment, torture, sēoslig afflicted, Old Norse sȳsl eager, painstaking, sjūkr sick

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