axiltre
Middle English
Alternative forms
- axhiltri, auxiltre, axultre, exiltree, exeltre, axill tree, axeltre, axyltre, exyltre, axiltree, axeltree, exaltre, exylletre
Etymology
From axil (“axle”) + tre. Compare extre.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ɛksəlˈtreː/, /aksəlˈtreː/
Noun
axiltre (plural axiltres)
- axletree (pole connecting the wheels of a wheeled vehicle)
- axle (pole which a wheel revolves around)
- axis (pole which the earth revolves around)
Descendants
- English: axletree
- Scots: aixle-tree
References
- “axel-trẹ̄ (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.