æx

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier *æces ← *ækysi ← *akusi, from Proto-West Germanic *akusi, from Proto-Germanic *akwisī. Cognate with Old Frisian axa, Old Saxon akus, Old High German accus, Old Norse øx, and Gothic 𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌶𐌹 (aqizi).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

æx f

  1. axe

Declension[edit]

Declension of æx (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative æx æxe, æxa
accusative æx, æxe æxe, æxa
genitive æxe æxa
dative æxe æxum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: ax, axe, ex, exe; æxæ, æxe
    • English: axe, ax
    • Scots: aix
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