
Mece
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From Germanic. Cognate with Old Saxon māki, Old Norse mækir, Gothic } (only attested in inflected forms; borrowed into Slavic: see e.g. Russian меч).
Noun
- a kind of sword
- Flodweard gesloh unhleowan wæg alde mece. The flood-guardian struck the unprotective wave with an ancient sword. (Exodus)