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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

aksel.

axle

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/aksəl/[ˈɑɡ̊sl̩]
  1. axle

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish axul, from Old Norse ǫxull m, from Proto-Germanic *ahsulaz, cognate with Norwegian aksel, Swedish axel. Related to the following word.

noun/aksəl/[ˈɑɡ̊sl̩]
  1. shoulder

    archaic · common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish axæl, from Old Norse ǫxl f, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō, cognate with Norwegian aksel, Swedish axel, English axle, German Achsel.

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