makies eggia

Old Saxon

Etymology

From māki + eggia. Has a parallel in Old English mǣċes eċġ, possibly stemming from Proto-West Germanic *mākijas aggju, with an analog in Old Norse mækis egg. Compare swerdes eggia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.ki͜ys ˈeɣ.ɣi.ɑ/, /ˈmɑː.ki͜ys ˈeɡ.ɡi.ɑ/

Noun

mākies eggia f

(poetic) "sword's edge"
- w:Heliand, verse 2806a-7b:
  manno thene māreostan mākeas eggiun / hōƀdu bihauwan
  [he] heaved off the head of the most blessed of men with the sword's edge.

Related terms

swerdes eggia

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