mæces ecg
Old English edit
Etymology edit
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.
Noun edit
mǣċes eċġ f
- (poetic) "sword's edge"
- w:Beowulf, verse 2939-40a:
- hé on mergenne méces ecgum / gétan wolde
- In the morning, he would kill with the sword's edge
- w:Beowulf, verse 2939-40a: