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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsiːks/, /ˈseɪ.æks/ Forms: seaxes [plural]
Rhymes: -iːks, -eɪæks Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English seax (“dagger”). Doublet of sax and zax. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|ang|seax|t=dagger}} Learned borrowing from Old English seax (“dagger”), {{dbt|en|sax|zax}} Doublet of sax and zax Head templates: {{en-noun}} seax (plural seaxes)
  1. (historical) A short Saxon sword. Tags: historical Translations (short Saxon sword): väkipuukko (Finnish), Sax [masculine] (German), Sachs [masculine] (German), сакс (saks) [masculine] (Russian), скрамасакс (skramasaks) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-seax-en-noun-lnhohfMM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} seax
  1. Alternative form of sax Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sax
    Sense id: en-seax-enm-noun-uOKst6aX Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Old English]

IPA: /sæ͜ɑks/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic *sahsą. Compare Old English sagu, seċġ. Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*sek-}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*sahs}} Proto-West Germanic *sahs, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*sahsą}} Proto-Germanic *sahsą, {{cog|ang|sagu}} Old English sagu, {{m|ang|seċġ}} seċġ Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} seax n, {{ang-noun|n}} seax n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|seax}}, {{ang-decl-noun|seax|seax|seax|seax|seaxes|seaxa|seaxe|seaxum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], seax [nominative, singular], seax [nominative, plural], seax [accusative, singular], seax [accusative, plural], seaxes [genitive, singular], seaxa [genitive, plural], seaxe [dative, singular], seaxum [dative, plural]
  1. knife Tags: neuter Synonyms: cnīf, sex [West-Saxon], syx, sex Derived forms: lǣċeseax, meteseax, næġlseax, sċierseax Related terms: Seaxa
    Sense id: en-seax-ang-noun-PU0QHNfq Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

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        "2": "seax",
        "3": "seax",
        "4": "seax",
        "5": "seaxes",
        "6": "seaxa",
        "7": "seaxe",
        "8": "seaxum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong a-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Seaxa"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English neuter a-stem nouns",
        "Old English neuter nouns",
        "Old English nouns",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sek-",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "knife"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "knife",
          "knife"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cnīf"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sæ͜ɑks/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "West-Saxon"
      ],
      "word": "sex"
    },
    {
      "word": "syx"
    },
    {
      "word": "sex"
    }
  ],
  "word": "seax"
}

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