Ealdseaxan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

eald (“old”) +‎ Seaxan (“Saxons”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑldˌsæ͜ɑk.sɑn/, [ˈæ͜ɑɫdˌsæ͜ɑk.sɑn]

Proper noun

Ealdseaxan m pl

  1. the continental Saxons
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCLXXX Hēr Ealdsexe ⁊ Francan ġefuhton.
      Year 780 In this year the Saxons and French fought.
  2. Saxony
    • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 885
      Þȳ ilcan ġēare ġegaderode miċel sċiphere on Ealdseaxum, and þǣr wearþ miċel ġefeoht—twā on ġēare—and þā Seaxan hæfdon siġe, and þǣr wǣron Frīsan mid.
      The same year, a large naval force assembled in Saxony [against the Franks], and there was a great battle—the second in one year—and the Saxons won, and there were Frisians with them.

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative — Ealdseaxan
accusative — Ealdseaxan
genitive — Ealdseaxna
dative — Ealdseaxum

Synonyms

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