handseax

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • a short sword; dagger

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *handusahsą affix from Old English hand (hand, side, person regarded as holder receiver of something, control, possession, power, charge, agency) + Old English seax (an instrument for cutting, dirk, a knife, a short sword, dagger, hip-knife, knife).

Origin

Old English

seax

Gloss

an instrument for cutting, dirk, a knife, a short sword, dagger, hip-knife, knife

Concept
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Food and drink

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