mæce
Old English
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editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editmǣċe m
Usage notes
editUsually attested as the Anglian form mēċe.
Declension
editDeclension of mæce (strong ja-stem)