mæce
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz. Cognate with Old Saxon māki, Old Norse mækir, and Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (mēkeis).
Borrowed into Slavic: see e.g. Russian меч (meč), Serbo-Croatian mȁč, Czech, Slovak and Slovene meč, Polish miecz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mǣċe m
Usage notes edit
Usually attested as the Anglian form mēċe.
Declension edit
Declension of mæce (strong ja-stem)