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Reconstruction:Old English/Seaxneat
Old English
Alternative forms
- *Seaxnet
Etymology
Compare Old Saxon Saxnote. The etymology is uncertain, probably from seax (“dagger”) and ġenēat (“companion, follower, follower in battle; dependant, vassal, tenant who works for a lord”). His name is thought to mean either "companion of the Saxons" or "dagger companion", as the term seax could mean either a dagger or the Saxon people which carried it.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsæ͜ɑksˌnæ͜ɑːt/
Proper noun
Seaxnēat m
- A legendary king or god of the Anglo-Saxons, said to be the ancestor of the kings of Essex
Derived terms
- Seaxnēating
Descendants
- → English: Seaxneat