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)