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askile

askile adverb: askant.

Adverb

askile (comparative more askile, superlative most askile)

  1. (obsolete) Askant.

Forms of askile

comparativemore askile
superlativemost askile

Origin of askile

From a- + *skile, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse skjalgr (“askew, wry, oblique, squinting”), from Proto-Germanic *skelhaz (“squint-eyed, sloping”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“to lean, bend; joint”). Cognate with Icelandic skjálgur (“squinting”), German scheel (“cross-eyed, leering, envious, jealous”), Dutch scheel (“cross-eyed, squinting”), Old English sceolh (“squinting, oblique, awry”).

Questions about askile

What does askile mean?
Askile means askant.
What part of speech is askile?
Askile is an adverb.

Words near askile in the dictionary

  1. askey
  2. Askeys
  3. Askham
  4. askhole
  5. askholes
  6. askile
  7. Askin
  8. askin'
  9. asking
  10. asking after
  11. asking around

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