Fessel

See also: fessel

German

Etymology

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. Cognate with Old Norse fetill (“band, bandage, sword-belt”), Old English fetel (“sword-belt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛsl̩/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Fessel f (genitive Fessel, plural Fesseln)

1. fetter, shackle
2. pastern

Declension

Declension of Fessel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fessel	die	Fesseln
genitive	einer	der	Fessel	der	Fesseln
dative	einer	der	Fessel	den	Fesseln
accusative	eine	die	Fessel	die	Fesseln

Further reading

• “Fessel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache