deasil
Clockwise, sunwiseClockwise, sunwise.
/ˈdjɛʃəl/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Clockwise, sunwise.
Origin
From 1771, from Scottish Gaelic deiseil, deiseal (“southward, sunward; clockwise”) (adjectFrom 1771, from Scottish Gaelic deiseil, deiseal (“southward, sunward; clockwise”) (adjective and adverb), from Old Irish dessel (“sunwise”), from dess (“right, south”) and sel (“turn”).
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