Old English · noun
meteseax
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈme.teˌsæ͜ɑks/
- Syllables
- ˈme · te · ˌsæ͜ɑks (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- knife
Meaning
-
knife, especially one used to cut food
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | meteseax | meteseax |
| Accusative | meteseax | meteseax |
| Genitive | meteseaxes | meteseaxa |
| Dative | meteseaxe | meteseaxum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *matisahs (“food knife”). Equivalent to mete + seax.
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