Séissel

Luxembourgish Alternative forms lb Séissen archaic Etymology Ultimately from lb gmw-pro *sagisnu. The archaic variant above strongly suggests that the form continues the original lb goh segisna. Alternatively it could also be from the more common metathesis goh segansa (whence de Sense), in which case it would exhibit sporadic pre-fricative nasal loss (as in lb eis). Pronunciation lb [ˈzəɪ̯səl] Noun f scythe