eaxl

Old English

Alternative forms

• eaxel

Etymology

From earlier *eahslu, from Anglo-Frisian *æhslu, from West Germanic *ahslu, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō. Cognate with Old Frisian axle, Old Saxon ahsla, Old Dutch *assala, Old High German ahsala, Old Norse ǫxl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æ͜ɑksl/

Noun

eaxl f

1. shoulder

Declension

Declension of eaxl (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	eaxl	eaxla, eaxle
accusative	eaxle	eaxla, eaxle
genitive	eaxle	eaxla
dative	eaxle	eaxlum

Synonyms

• sċuldra

Descendants

• Middle English: axil, axle
  • English: axle
  • Scots: aixle, exle