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scramasax

scramasax

9.9
A knife with one sharp side used by Anglo-Saxons for fighting and hunting
  • noun
  • /ˈskræməˌsæks/
  • Archaic
translation icon : scramasax
  • The warrior carried a scramasax at his belt for close combat.

Examples

  • A well-preserved scramasax was discovered during the archaeological dig.

  • Museum visitors admired the ancient scramasax displayed behind glass.

  • The warrior drew his scramasax in preparation for battle.

  • Many scramasaxes were found during the archaeological dig.

  • A well-preserved scramasax was discovered during the archaeological dig.

  • Museum visitors admired the ancient scramasax displayed behind glass.

  • The warrior carried a scramasax at his belt for close combat.

Synonyms

seax
vsscramasax
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A short sword-like knife with one sharp side used by early Germanic people

refers specifically to the Anglo-Saxon short knife rather than the broader type
scramsax
vsscramasax
  • Archaic
9.9

A knife with one sharp side that Anglo-Saxons used for fighting and hunting

is identical in sense and use rather than differing in meaning
scramaseax
vsscramasax
  • Archaic
9.9

A short knife with one sharp edge that people in England used long ago for fighting and hunting

is the standard spelling used in the entry rather than this variant
long seax
vsscramasax
  • Archaic
9.9

A large knife like a short sword used by early medieval warriors

is shorter and meant as a compact fighting or hunting knife rather than long
falx
vsscramasax
9.9

A heavy curved blade like a large sickle used by ancient warriors

is a straight single-edged short fighting and hunting blade, not a curved sickle

How Big

sword
∞ 1.0
scramasax
  • Archaic
9.9
knife
  • NSFW
∞ 1.0
dagger
103 4.4

Surface Forms

scramasax singular
scramasaxes plural
scramaseaxes plural
scramaseax singular

Etymology

The word scramasax comes from old German words: the ending sax means 'knife' and is the same part seen in Saxon, a people named after their knives, while the first part probably meant 'cut' or 'wound'. So scramasax literally names a fighting or hunting 'knife', which is why it means a short, single-edged sword.