Meanings
comparative more askile · superlative most askile
- obsoleteAskant.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kel-“to lean, bend; joint”
- Proto-Germanic*skelhaz“squint-eyed, sloping”
- Old Norseskjalgr“askew, wry, oblique, squinting”
- North Germanic
- Englishaskile
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”).
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askile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/askile
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