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ceorf-æx

  • noun [ feminine ]
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ceorf-æx, e; f.
A cutting axe, executioner's axe; securis
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  • Wǽran ða heáfda mid ceorfæxum ofacorfena

    their heads were cut off with axes,

    • Ors. 4, 1
    • ;
    • Bos. 79, 7
    • .
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v.  æx.
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  • ceorf-æx, n.