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Where does “æxli” come from?

æxli (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse œxl — an excrescence.

æxli (Icelandic): a tumor

Definitions

  1. a tumor

Ancestry of “æxli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseœxlan excrescence

Words derived from “æxli”

  • æxlafræði
Every word from Old Norse œxl →