extre

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ax (“axle”) +‎ tre. Compare axiltre.

Pronunciation

  • (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /ɛksˈtrøː/, /aksˈtrøː/
  • IPA(key): /ɛksˈtreː/, /aksˈtreː/

Noun

extre (plural extrees)

  1. axletree (pole connecting the wheels of a wheeled vehicle)
  2. axle (pole which a wheel revolves around)

Descendants

  • English: axtree
  • Scots: axtrie (obsolete)

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.