mæce
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
mǣċe m
Usage notes[edit]
Usually attested as the Anglian form mēċe.
Declension[edit]
Declension of mæce (strong ja-stem)