Lemizh / English dictionary
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xàxs.
to rotate, turn something-acc (continuously), to roll something-acc somewhere-dat etc., also non-sending;
self-transporting: to rotate, to roll somewhere ditto;
(mathematics) the curl of a vector field-acc (curl F = ∇[m Fn] ≡ ∇m Fn − ∇n Fm)
xùxs. axis, axle
Etymology
< NLem, LMLem, MLem xaxs‑a
< OLem xaçs‑ ‘axis, axle’
< PLem *xaçs‑
< PIE *h₂ék̑s‑os
doublet of xaxsà.
Cognates
Eng axle, axis (via Lat axis)