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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bile, from Old Dutch and Frankish *billi, *bīal, *bīala, from Proto-Germanic *bilją (“axe”). Compare German Beil.
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Noun
bijl f (plural bijlen, diminutive bijltje n)
- axe
- Synonym: aks
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