mæce

Old English

Alternative forms

• mēċe

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz. Cognate with Old Saxon māki, Old Norse mækir, and Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (mēkeis).

Borrowed into Slavic: see e.g. Russian меч (meč), Serbo-Croatian mȁč, Czech, Slovak and Slovene meč, Polish miecz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæː.t͡ʃe/

Noun

mǣċe m

1. (rare) sword

Usage notes

Usually attested as the Anglian form mēċe.

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	mǣċe	mǣċas
accusative	mǣċe	mǣċas
genitive	mǣċes	mǣċa
dative	mǣċe	mǣċum

Synonyms

• sweord

Derived terms

• mǣċefisc

Descendants

• Middle English: meche, mache, mæche