| Modern English | Part of Speech | Old English | Inflections | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| knife | nn. | seax | view | |
| Saxon | adj. | Seaxisc | view | |
| Saxons | nm. | Seaxe | ||
| Sussex | nm. | Sūþseaxe | ||
| Old Saxons | nm. | Ealdseaxe | ||
| East Saxons | nm. | Ēastseaxe | ||
| West Saxons | nm. | Westseaxe | ||
| South Saxons | nm. | Sūþseaxe | ||
| people of Wessex | nm. | Westseaxe | ||
| continental Saxons | nm. | Ealdseaxe |