Old English Dictionary Entry

Ceorf-æx

Part of speech: e;

Definitions

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1 ceorf-æx

f. A cutting axe, executioner's axe; securis UNCERTAIN :-- Wǽran ða heáfda mid ceorfæxum ofacorfena their heads were cut off with axes, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 79, 7. ceorf-æx

Similar Words

-cafstrian
-cirre
-clips
-cnáwe
-cnáwlíce

Runic Inscription

ᚳᛇᚱᚠ-ᚫᚳᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Ors.: Orosius, Historiarum (OE translation by Alfred)

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