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2/2/2024, 6:49 PM jocatchi
12/20/2018, 12:16 AM Lucille

Name Seaxnēat
Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Pronounced Pron. SAAHKS-naaht(Old English)
Other Forms FormsSæxnēat, Sæxneat, Saexneat, Saexnet, Seaxneat, Seaxnet, Seaxnēt
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Old English cognate of Sahsnot, possibly consisting of Old English seax "knife, dagger" (related to seaxa "Saxon") and (ge-)nēat "companion, associate" or nēat# "help, need".

Seaxnēat was the name of an Anglo-Saxon god from which the kings of Essex claimed descent.
Added 12/20/2018 by Lucille