How to Spell edge

edge

edge - noun

  • The cutting side of a blade
  • The sharpness of a blade
  • Keenness or intensity of desire or enjoyment
  • The line where an object or area begins or ends : border
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"a razor's edge"

Etymology

Middle English egge, going back to Old English ecg "cutting side of a blade, border," going back to Germanic *agjō "cutting side of a blade" (whence also Old Frisian eg "cutting side of a blade, sword," Old Saxon eggia, Old High German egga, ekka "cutting side of a blade, border, point, corner," Old Norse egg "cutting side of a blade"), feminine noun derivative from Indo-European *heḱ- "sharp, pointed," whence also Latin aciēs "sharp part of a weapon"