wesel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch wezel, from Middle Dutch wesel, from Old Dutch *wisula, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.

Noun

wesel (plural wesels)

  1. weasel, least weasel, Mustela nivalis

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wisula, *wisala, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.

Noun

wēsel m or f

  1. weasel, least weasel

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: wezel
  • Limburgish: waezel, wieëzel

Further reading
  • “wesel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “wesel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Noun

wesel

  1. Alternative form of osel
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