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Definition of seax

seax

/ˈsiː.æks/
se · ax
Plural:seaxes
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• noun

1

A large knife, dagger, or short sword used historically by Germanic peoples, particularly the Saxons, during the early Middle Ages.

Example

"Archaeologists excavated a well-preserved seax from the Anglo-Saxon burial mound, its iron blade still showing faint signs of pattern welding."

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Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English 'seax' (knife, short sword, dagger), derived from Proto-Germanic '*sahsą', ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root '*sek-' meaning 'to cut'. It is historically associated with the Saxons, whose tribal name is widely believed to derive from the weapon.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Seax. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/seax
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