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Seax

Seax

See also: seax

English

Proper noun

Seax

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seax

seax

See also: Seax

English

Noun

seax ‎(plural seaxes)

A short Saxon sword

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sahsą, from Proto-Indo-European *sek-. Cognate with Old Frisian sax, Old High German sahs, Old Norse sax. Compare Old English sagu, secg.

Noun

seax n

shortsword, dagger, knife

Declension

Declension of seax (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	seax	seax
accusative	seax	seax
genitive	seaxes	seaxa
dative	seaxe	seaxum

Related terms

Seaxa

Descendants

English: seax (borrowing)
Middle English: sax, sex
- English: sax, zax

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