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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as moerselo and morslo in 1390. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch mors (“land next to water, marshland, pasture”) and lo (“light forest, pool”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted as slag (“division of lands to be converted to farmland”). Compare Moorsel.
See also Limburgish Moersjelt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmuːr.slɑx/
- Hyphenation: Moer‧slag
Proper noun
Moerslag n
- A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN