The Pugio or Dagger was used by the Romans, a species of that weapon called the Hand Seax was worn by the Saxons, with which they massacred the English on Salisbury Plain in 476.
Source: wiktionary
Seax
//ˈsiːks//
Synonyms for "seax"
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Translations
5 translations across 3 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- väkipuukko noun (short Saxon sword)
German
2 entries- Sachs noun (short Saxon sword)
- Sax noun (short Saxon sword)
Russian
2 entries- сакс noun (short Saxon sword)
- скрамасакс noun (short Saxon sword)
Sample sentences
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It consisted of the arms of the City of London, Middlesex (three seaxes, or Saxon swords), Buckingham (a swan), and Hertford (a hart), arranged quarterly, on a background of crimson and ermine mantling […].
Source: wiktionary
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