aksel

See also: Aksel

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• aksala, aksela, aksl

Etymology

From Middle High German ahsel, from Old High German ahsla, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō (“shoulder”). Cognate with German Achsel, Dutch assel, English axle (“shoulder”), Icelandic öxl.

Noun

àksel f (plural akseln)

1. (Sette Comuni, anatomy) shoulder

   Dar Sansuun, metten akseln hat gajukhet iidar in tèmpien.

   Samson knocked down the temple with his shoulders.

References

• “àksala, àksel” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫxull

Noun

aksel m (definite singular akselen, indefinite plural aksler, definite plural akslene)

1. an axle

Synonyms

• aksling

Derived terms

• aksellast
• drivaksel
• kamaksel
• veivaksel

References

• “aksel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ǫxull

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɑksɛl/

Noun

aksel m (definite singular akselen, indefinite plural akslar, definite plural akslane)

1. an axle

Synonyms

• aksling

Derived terms

• aksellast
• drivaksel
• kamaksel
• veivaksel

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ǫxl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑksɛl/

Noun

aksel f (definite singular aksla, indefinite plural aksler, definite plural akslene)

1. a shoulder

Synonyms

• skulder

References

• “aksel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.