æx

Old English

Alternative forms

æces, acas, eax

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /æks/

Noun

æx f

axe

Declension

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

handæx

Descendants

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

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