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deasil
[ dee-zuhl ]
adverb
, Chiefly Scot.
- clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
deasil
/ ˈdiːzəl; ˈdiːʃəl /
adverb
- in the direction of the apparent course of the sun; clockwise
noun
- motion in this direction
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deasil1
First recorded in 1765–75; from Scots Gaelic, Irish deiseal, Middle Irish dessel “toward the right, clockwise, following the sun (i.e., auspiciously),” equivalent to dess “right, south” + sel “turn, time”; dexter ( def ); withershins ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deasil1
C18: Scot Gaelic deiseil
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Example Sentences
They drank the water and then moved round the well deasil (sunwise), and before departing left an offering on the stone.
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