Etymology dictionary. 2014.
deasil — adverb Etymology: Scottish Gaelic deiseil, from Middle Irish dessel, from Old Irish dess right, south + sel turn; akin to Latin dexter right hand more at dexter Date: 1771 clockwise compare widdershins … New Collegiate Dictionary
deasil — /dee zeuhl/, adv. Chiefly Scot. clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious. Cf. withershins. [1765 75; < ScotGael, Ir deiseal, MIr dessel, equiv. to dess right, south + sel turn, time;… … Universalium
deasil — adverb /ˈdjɛʃəl,ˈdɛsəl/ Clockwise; following the direction of the suns movement in the Northern Hemisphere. Syn: clockwise, right handed Ant: anticlockwise, counter clockwise, left handed … Wiktionary
deasil — adj. turning in the direction of a clock, moving to the right, clockwise … English contemporary dictionary
deasil — dea·sil … English syllables
deasil — dea•sil [[t]ˈdi zəl[/t]] adv. cvb scot. clockwise Compare withershins • Etymology: 1765–75; < ScotGael, Ir deiseal, MIr dessel=dess right, south +sel turn, time … From formal English to slang
deasil — To move in a clockwise direction … Grandiloquent dictionary
deasil — adv. clockwise; towards the right … Dictionary of difficult words
deasil — adv. Sc. in the direction of the sun s apparent course (considered as lucky); clockwise. Etymology: Gael. deiseil … Useful english dictionary
widdershins — also withershins adverb Etymology: Middle Low German weddersinnes, from Middle High German widersinnes, from widersinnen to go against, from wider back against (from Old High German widar) + sinnen to travel, go; akin to Old High German sendan to … New Collegiate Dictionary
