Seax
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsiːks/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Seax is a noun meaning (historical) A short Saxon sword.
Meaning
(historical) A short Saxon sword.
Example Sentences
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.
It consisted of the arms of the City of London, Middlesex (three seaxes, or Saxon swords), Buckingham (a swan), and Hertford (a hart), arranged quarterly, on a background of crimson and ermine mantling […].
Word Forms
- seaxes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scramasax, scramaseax, sceat, sceatt, sceatta, rapper.
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