Addice
/ˈædɪs/noun
An obsolete English variant of “adze,” a tool with a curved blade used for cutting and shaping wood.
Did you know?“Addice” is not a magical or occult term, but its history preserves an older English name for one of humanity’s ancient woodworking weapons.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
Old English
adesa
“A cutting tool with a blade used for hewing wood”
Middle English
Middle English
adse
“An adze or woodworking tool”
14th–15th Century
English
addice
“A variant name for an adze”
16th–17th Century
English
addice
“A still-recognized but increasingly uncommon term for the tool”
Modern English
English
addice
“An obsolete or dialectal variant of “adze””