English Explanatory Dictionary

deasil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Clockwise, sunwise.
noun
  1. A motion towards the right, in the direction of the hands of a clock or of the apparent motion of the sun (in the northern hemisphere); a turning in this direction.

Pronunciation

/ˈdjɛʃəl/ /ˈdɛsəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deasil.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deasil2.wav

Word forms

deasil deaseal deisal deasill deisul deasiul deasoil deisheal deshil deosil

Etymology

From 1771, from Scottish Gaelic deiseil, deiseal (“southward, sunward; clockwise”) (adjective and adverb), from Old Irish dessel (“sunwise”), from dess (“right, south”) and sel (“turn”).

Derived words

make the deasil
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