Old English · noun
mæces ecg
Normalised mǣċes eċġ
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- Modern English
- sword'sedge
Meaning
-
"sword's edge"
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mǣċes eċġ | mǣċes eċġamǣċes eċġe |
| Accusative | mǣċes eċġe | mǣċes eċġamǣċes eċġe |
| Genitive | mǣċes eċġe | mǣċes eċġa |
| Dative | mǣċes eċġe | mǣċes eċġum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From mǣċe + eċġ. Has a parallel in Old Saxon mākies eggia, possibly stemming from Proto-West Germanic *mākijas aggju, with an analog in Old Norse mækis egg. Compare sweordes eċġ.
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