handseax
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *handusahs, from Proto-Germanic *handusahsą, equivalent to hand + seax. Cognate with Old Norse handsax (“short sword, dirk”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]handseax n
Declension
[edit]Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | handseax | handseax |
| accusative | handseax | handseax |
| genitive | handseaxes | handseaxa |
| dative | handseaxe | handseaxum |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: hond-sæx
Categories:
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sek-
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English compound terms
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