meteseax

Old English

Alternative forms

  • metseax

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *matisahs (“food knife”). Equivalent to mete +‎ seax.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈme.teˌsæ͜ɑks/

Noun

meteseax n

  1. knife, especially one used to cut food

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative meteseax meteseax
accusative meteseax meteseax
genitive meteseaxes meteseaxa
dative meteseaxe meteseaxum
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