handseax

== Old English == === Alternative forms === handsex, handsecs === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *handusahs, from Proto-Germanic *handusahsą, equivalent to hand +‎ seax. Cognate with Old Norse handsax (“short sword, dirk”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxɑndˌsæ͜ɑks/, [ˈhɑndˌsæ͜ɑks] === Noun === handseax n a short sword; dagger ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Related terms ==== hupseax meteseax ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: hond-sæx