Seax is ǣnig ceorfende, hēaƿende, scierende ecg, þe is ealden in þǣre handa oþþe elles, mid oþþe būton hæfte. On æfterran Ænglisce, brēac man ēac þæt ƿord cnīf, fram Ealdnorðisce. Man brēac seax fram þǣre Stānieldu, þe is gecȳðed bȳ þǣm Oldoƿan tōlum.[1][2]