æsel

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German esel, from Old Saxon esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Latin asellus. Largely replaced the inherited Old Norse asni.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛˀsəl]
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  • Rhymes: -ɛˀsəl

Noun

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æsel n (singular definite æslet or æselet, plural indefinite æsler)

  1. ass, donkey, Equus asinus

Inflection

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Derived terms

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See also

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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æsel n

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of esel