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ÆX

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
ÆX, = ÆCS, æsc, acas, e; f: acase, axe, an; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§58; §249; §311; §376;
what is brought to an edge, An AXE, a hatchet, pickaxe; securis, ascia
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Etymology
[
O. Sax. acus, f
:
N. Dut. akse, f
:
Ger. axt, f
:
M.H. Ger. ackes, f
:
O. H. Ger. achus. f
;
Goth. aqizi,f
;
Dan. ökse
:
Swed. yxa
:
O. Nrs. öx, f
;
Lat. ascia, f
;
Grk. ἀξίνη
.]
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v.  acas acs æcse eax ex.
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  • ÆX, n.