Yssel

British  

/ ˈaɪsəl /

noun

1. a variant spelling of IJssel

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Example Sentences

The prince had his headquarters at Delft and Rotterdam, and an important fortress called the Polderwaert between these two cities secured him the control of the district watered by the rivers Yssel and Maas.

From By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

That is true; but you must remember that this is the old Rhine,—the part which was dug out, robbed of the burden of its waters by the Yssel, the Leck, and the Waal.

From Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim by Optic, Oliver

Imitating the noble example set them by Amsterdam, the other towns readily opened the sluices of the Lek, Meuse, Yssel, and Vecht, inundating by that means the whole of the intervening tracts of land.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 by Rudd, John

In 58 they attempted unsuccessfully to appropriate certain districts between the Rhine and the Yssel, and in 70 they took part in the campaign of Claudius Civilis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various

If with Steevens we understand esile to be a river, "the Danish river Œsil, which empties itself into the Baltic," the Yssel, Wessel, or any other river, real or fictitious, the sense is clear.

From Notes and Queries, Number 65, January 25, 1851 by Various