aksl

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• aksala, aksela, aksel

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

aksl f

1. (Luserna) shoulder

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

aksl

1. imperative of aksle

Etymology 2

Noun

aksl f (definite singular aksli, indefinite plural aksler or akslir, definite plural akslerne or aksline)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of aksel f