axiltre

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