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

1. axe

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	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