Old English · proper noun
Seaxneat
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈsæ͜ɑksˌnæ͜ɑːt/
- Syllables
- ˈsæ͜ɑks · ˌnæ͜ɑːt (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- seaxneat
Meaning
-
a legendary king or god of the Anglo-Saxons, said to be the ancestor of the kings of Essex
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.
Descendants
seaxneat
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