syssel
noun
sys·sel
ˈsisəl
plural -s
: an Icelandic administrative district
Word History
Etymology
Danish, from Icelandic sȳsla business, work, activity, syssel, from Old Norse; akin to Old English sūsl misery, torment, torture, sēoslig afflicted, Old Norse sȳsl eager, painstaking, sjūkr sick