Ecg-þræc

Selon le Dictionnaire Anglo-Saxon :

ecg-þræc

gen. -þræce; pl. nom. gen. acc. -þraca; f. Sword-strength, war or savage courage; glădiōrum impĕtus :-- He ne þearf atole ecg-þræce he needs not the cruel sword-strength, Beo. Th. 1196; B. 596. ecg-þræc