Suþseaxan

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of sūþ +‎ Seaxan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuːθˌsæ͜ɑk.sɑn/

Proper noun

Sūþseaxan m pl

  1. the South Saxons
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Of Seaxum, þæt is of þām lande þe mon hāteð Ealdseaxan, cōman Ēastseaxan ⁊ Sūðseaxan ⁊ Westseaxan.
      From the Saxons, that is, from the land known as Old Saxony, came the East-Saxons and South-Saxons and West-Saxons.
  2. Sussex

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative — Sūþseaxan
accusative — Sūþseaxan
genitive — Sūþseaxna
dative — Sūþseaxum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: Southsex
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