An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Irrsal

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, I (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Irrsal
Friedrich Kluge2507338An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, I — Irrsal1891John Francis Davis

Irrsal, n., ‘erring, erroneous opinion, maze,’ from MidHG. irresal, n. and m. (Goth. *airzisl; OHG. -isal is a suffix; see Rätsel).