seax
See also: Seax
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old English seax (“dagger”). Doublet of sax.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siks/ (unlike Old English, the Modern English pronunciation of seax is a homophone of ‘seeks’)
Translations
short Saxon sword
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Middle English
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sæɑ̯ks/
Declension
Declension of seax (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | seax | seax |
accusative | seax | seax |
genitive | seaxes | seaxa |
dative | seaxe | seaxum |
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