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

Synonyms

• sweordes eċġ