"schakel" meaning in Middle English

See schakel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃaːkəl/, /ˈʃakəl/, /ˈʃɛːkəl/, /ˈʃɛkəl/ (note: from Old English sċecel)
Etymology: Inherited from Old English sċacul, sċecel, from Proto-West Germanic *skakul, *skakil, from Proto-Germanic *skakulaz, *skakilaz; equivalent to schaken (“to shake”) + -el (agentive suffix). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|sċacul|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English sċacul, {{inh+|enm|ang|sċacul}} Inherited from Old English sċacul, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*skakul}} Proto-West Germanic *skakul, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*skakulaz}} Proto-Germanic *skakulaz, {{af|enm|schaken|-el|id2=agentive|pos2=agentive suffix|t1=to shake}} schaken (“to shake”) + -el (agentive suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} schakel, {{enm-noun|schakeles}} schakel (plural schakeles) Forms: schakeles [plural], schakil [alternative], schakkyl [alternative], schakle [alternative], schakyll [alternative], shakel [alternative], shakill [alternative], shakyl [alternative], shakyll [alternative], shekyl [alternative]
  1. A shackle or fetter (restraint for limbs)
    Sense id: en-schakel-enm-noun-7jz6ogsm Categories (other): Tools Disambiguation of Tools: 48 52
  2. A clevis (U-shaped coupling)
    Sense id: en-schakel-enm-noun-yT7CkeCP Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -el (agentive), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Tools Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 1 1 35 35 10 3 13 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -el (agentive): 1 1 1 1 34 33 9 4 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 1 1 1 37 37 5 3 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 1 40 40 2 2 14 Disambiguation of Tools: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: schakelen
Categories (other): Prison Disambiguation of Prison: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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