Saxon

noun

Sax·on ˈsak-sən How to pronounce Saxon (audio)

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

: a native or inhabitant of Saxony

: the Germanic language or dialect of any of the Saxon peoples

: the Germanic element in the English language especially as distinguished from the French and Latin

Saxon adjective

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Late Latin Saxones Saxons, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English Seaxan Saxons

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

单词	Saxon
释义	Saxon noun Sax·on ˈsak-sən 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 Saxony 2 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 Word History Etymology Middle English, from Late Latin Saxones Saxons, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English Seaxan Saxons First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1) Phrases Containing Saxon Anglo-Saxon Old Saxon West Saxon Anglo-Saxon Old Saxon West Saxon
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Saxon

noun

Word History

Phrases Containing Saxon