mæces ecg

Old English

Etymology

From mǣċe + eċġ. Has a parallel in Old Saxon mākies eggia, possibly stemming from Proto-West Germanic *mākijas aggju, with an analog in Old Norse mækis egg. Compare sweordes eċġ.

Noun

mǣċes eċġ f

  1. (poetic) "sword's edge"
    • w:Beowulf, verse 2939-40a:
      hé on mergenne méces ecgum / gétan wolde
      In the morning, he would kill with the sword's edge

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