seax

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English seax (“dagger”). Doublet of sax.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːks/, /ˈseɪ.æks/
  • Rhymes: -iːks, -eɪæks
  • Homophone: seeks

Noun

seax (plural seaxes)

  1. (historical) A short Saxon sword.
    • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 34:
      The Pugio or Dagger was used by the Romans, a species of that weapon called the Hand Seax was worn by the Saxons, with which they massacred the English on Salisbury Plain in 476.

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Middle English

Noun

seax

  1. Alternative form of sax

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic *sahsą. Compare Old English sagu, seċġ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sæ͜ɑks/

Noun

seax n

  1. knife
    Synonym: (rare or dialectical) cnīf

Declension
Declension of seax (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative seax seax
accusative seax seax
genitive seaxes seaxa
dative seaxe seaxum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: sax, sexe, sex, sæx, seax
    • English: sax; zax
    • Scots: saks; sax (verb) (through confluence with Norse form)
  • → English: seax (learned)
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