Old English

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Etymology

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Composed of ǣdre +‎ seax.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈæː.derˌsæ͜ɑks/

Noun

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ǣderseax n

  1. scalpel, lancet

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References

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Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ǣderseax”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.