verb · irregular · transitive

oxter

oxter · oxters · oxtered · oxtering

To hug with the arms, or support by taking the arm ofTo hug with the arms, or support by taking the arm of.

/ˈɒkstə(ɹ)/

Meaning

1 senses

To hug with the arms, or support by taking the arm of.

Origin

Apparently from Middle English *oxtere, *oxte, from Old English ōxta, ōhsta, related to Ol

Apparently from Middle English *oxtere, *oxte, from Old English ōxta, ōhsta, related to Old English ōxn (“armpit”), Old English eax (“axis, axle”), and eaxl (“shoulder”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahslu (“shoulder”), from Proto-Germanic *ahslō (“joint of the shoulder”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis, axle”). See also axis and axon.

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Forms

oxters, oxtering, oxtered, oxtered

Base form	oxter · to oxter
3rd person singular	oxters
Present participle	oxtering
Past simple	oxtered
Past participle	oxtered

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	oxter
he, she, it	oxters

Past simpleLesson

all persons

oxtered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have oxtered
he, she, it	has oxtered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will oxter

Synonyms

4 synonyms

cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder:armpit axilla underarm armhole

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle