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Saxon

4 entries found.

Main Entry:
Sax·on 
          Listen to the pronunciation of Saxon
Pronunciation:
\ˈsak-sən\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Late Latin Saxones Saxons, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English Seaxan Saxons
Date:
13th century
1 a (1): a member of a Germanic people that entered and conquered England with the Angles and Jutes in the fifth century a.d. and merged with them to form the Anglo-Saxon people (2): an Englishman or lowlander as distinguished from a Welshman, Irishman, or Highlander b: a native or inhabitant of Saxony2 a: the Germanic language or dialect of any of the Saxon peoples b: the Germanic element in the English language especially as distinguished from the French and Latin
Saxon adjective


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