Seaxa
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sahsô, possibly derived from *sahsą (“knife”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Seaxa m
- a Saxon
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript E, year 605
- Augustīnus cwæþ, "Ġif Wēalas nyllaþ sibbe wiþ ūs, hīe sċulon æt Seaxena handa forweorðan."
- Augustine said, "If the Celts don't want peace with us, they will perish at the hands of the Saxons."
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript E, year 605
Declension
Declension of Seaxa (weak)