Middle English Dictionary Entry

ax(e n.(2)
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Forms ax(e n.(2) Also ȝex.
Etymology OE eax

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

Note: Cp. axel.
1.
Axletree; ~ tre; also, the shaft or crossbeam of a millstone.
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