Nægel-seax

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - nægel-seax

According to the Old English Dictionary:

nægel-seax
Add: a razor:-- Swá swá næglseax (nouacula) scearp þú dydest fácn, Ps. L. 51, 4. Nægelsexes tácn is ꝥ þú mid þínum scitefingre dó ofer þínne óþerne swilce þú ceorfan wille, and stráca syþþan on þín leór mid þínum fingre swilce þú scearan wille, Tech. ii. 127, 1. nægel-seax
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