Obs. or dial. Forms: 5 axyl-tothe, 7 axill-, axel-; mod. dial. asil-, assal-, assle-tooth. [a. Da axel (= ON. jaxl) molar tooth, grinder + TOOTH: cf. Da. axel-tand axle-tooth.] A molar tooth, a grinder.
1483. Cath. Angl., 16. Axyltothe, molaris, maxillaris.
1607. Walkington, Opt. Glasse Humors, 76. To loose an axill tooth, or an eye.
1657. Tomlinson, Renou’s Disp., 211. His axle teeth and also his gums fell out.
1691. Ray, N. Countr. Wds., Pref. Axeltooth, dens molaris.
1808. Jamieson, Dict., Asil, Asil-tooth, the name given to the grinders, or dentes molares, those at the extremity of the jaw.
1875. Lanc. Gloss. (E. D. S.), Some co’n em wang an others assal-teeth.
