seax in English dictionary seax Meanings and definitions of "seax" noun A short Saxon sword noun a type of sword or dagger typical of the Germanic peoples of the Migration period and the Early Middle Ages, especially the Saxons. Initially, seaxes were found in combination with double-edged swords and were probably intended as side arm. more Seax Meanings and definitions of "seax" proper The Essex Archives Online more Sample sentences with "seax" Declension Stem Try again Available translations Basque Bulgarian Czech Dutch Finnish French Georgian German Greek Italian Japanese Korean Latin Lithuanian Norwegian Polish Portuguese Russian Slovak Spanish Swedish Authors