mæce

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæː.t͡ʃe/

Noun

mǣċe m

  1. (rare) sword

Usage notes

Usually attested as the Anglian form mēċe.

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative mǣċe mǣċas
accusative mǣċe mǣċas
genitive mǣċes mǣċa
dative mǣċe mǣċum

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Descendants

  • Middle English: meche, mache, mæche
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