Feminine

Fessel

Meaning

  1. (feminine) fetter, shackle
  2. (feminine) pastern

Frequency

27k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɛsl̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German vezzel, Old High German fezzil (“band for fastening and holding the sword”), from Proto-Germanic *fatilaz, from the root of *fatōną (“to hold, seize”). Cognate with Old Norse fetill (“band, bandage, sword-belt”), Old English fetel (“sword-belt”).

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