eaxl

Old English

Alternative forms

• eaxel, esl

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ahslu, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æ͜ɑksl/

Noun

eaxl f

1. shoulder

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	eaxl	eaxla, eaxle
accusative	eaxle	eaxla, eaxle
genitive	eaxle	eaxla
dative	eaxle	eaxlum

Synonyms

• sċuldra

Descendants

• Middle English: axel, axle, eaxle, æxle, exle
  • English: axle (obsolete)
  • Scots: aixle, exle