assle-tuith

Scots

Alternative forms

• assle-tooth, assel-tooth
• aisle-tuith, aizle-tooth

Etymology

From Old Norse jaxl (“grinder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑsl-/, /ˈesl-/, /ˈezl-tyθ/

Noun

assle-tuith (plural assle-teeth)

1. molar tooth

References

• “assle-tuith, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.