ˈskraməˌsaks noun
( -es )
Etymology: Late Latin scramasaxus, from (assumed) Old Frankish skramasax, from skrama- (akin to Middle High German schram gash) + sax knife (akin to Old English seax knife, short sword) — more at cream , sax
: a large knife used by the early Saxons and Franks as a weapon or hunting knife