Note 312 — Chapter V · THE SECOND CHALCITIC AGE OF ALLOYS[242]—BRONZE, BRASS, ETC.: THE AXE AND THE SWORD.
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Egypt. akhu, Lat. ascia, Germ. Axt. The oldest form is ‘aks’ (securis), the bipennis, ‘dversahs,’ and the dolabrum ‘barte.’ In Lower Saxon axt is ‘exe,’ a congener of our ‘axe.’