meteseax

Old English

Alternative forms

• metseax

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *matisahs (“food knife”). Equivalent to mete +‎ seax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.teˌsæ͜ɑks/

Noun

meteseax n

1. knife, especially one used to cut food

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	meteseax	meteseax
accusative	meteseax	meteseax
genitive	meteseaxes	meteseaxa
dative	meteseaxe	meteseaxum