scramasax

scramasax
/skram"euh saks'/, n.
a single-edged knife or sword used by the Anglo-Saxons.
Also, scramasaxe.
[1860-65; < LL scramasaxus < Gmc; cf. OHG scrama big knife, OE seax short sword, SAX2]

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