saxar
Old Norse
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“knife, dagger”), and akin to English Saxon.
Noun
saxar m pl
- the Saxons
Declension
Declension of saxar, (weak an-stem, plural only)
| masculine | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | saxar | saxarnir |
| accusative | saxa | saxana |
| dative | sǫxum | sǫxunum |
| genitive | saxa | saxanna |
Related terms
- sax n (“sword, shears”)
Derived terms
- Saxelfr f (“the river Elbe”)
- Saxland n (“the land of the Saxons; Saxony”)
- saxlenzkr (“Saxon, German”)
- saxneskr (“Saxon, German”)
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: saksar m
See also
- frakkar m pl (“Franks”)
References
- saxar in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Noun
saxar
- indefinite plural of sax