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† okselle Obs. rare—1.
[app. a. MDu. oeksele (Du. oksel, Flem. oksele):—OLG. *ôksla, *ôhsla arm-pit; from a root óks-, óhs-, seen in OE. óx-n, OHG. uohs-ana, uoch-isa, och-asa, MHG. uohs-e, üehs-e, also OE. óhs-ta, ox-ta, in Epinal G. ócusta, Sc. ox-ter; also, with weak grade, in OHG. ahs-ala, MHG. ahs-el, Ger. achs-el; further, in L. axilla, and OIr. oxal; all in the same or an allied sense.]
The arm-pit; cf. oxter.
1489Caxton Faytes of A. ii. xxxv. 150 He dide putte two grete boteylles undre his okselles and swymed..in the see. |