Saxon

Sax·on

S0111300 (săk′sən)n.1. A member of a West Germanic tribal group that inhabited northern Germany and invaded Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries ad with the Angles and Jutes.2. A person of English or Lowland Scots birth or ancestry as distinguished from one of Irish, Welsh, or Highland Scots birth or ancestry.3. A native or inhabitant of Saxony.4. The West Germanic language of any of the ancient Saxon peoples.5. The Germanic element of English as distinguished from the French and Latin elements.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin Saxō, Saxon-, of Germanic origin; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]

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Sax′on adj.

Saxon

(ˈsæksən) n1. (Peoples) a member of a West Germanic people who in Roman times spread from Schleswig across NW Germany to the Rhine. Saxons raided and settled parts of S Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries ad. In Germany they established a duchy and other dominions, which changed and shifted through the centuries, usually retaining the name Saxony2. (Historical Terms) a member of a West Germanic people who in Roman times spread from Schleswig across NW Germany to the Rhine. Saxons raided and settled parts of S Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries ad. In Germany they established a duchy and other dominions, which changed and shifted through the centuries, usually retaining the name Saxony3. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Saxony4. (Languages) a. the Low German dialect of Saxonyb. any of the West Germanic dialects spoken by the ancient Saxons or their descendantsadj5. (Peoples) of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Saxons, the Anglo-Saxons, or their descendants6. (Placename) of, relating to, or characteristic of Saxony, its inhabitants, or their Low German dialect7. (Peoples) of, relating to, or characteristic of Saxony, its inhabitants, or their Low German dialect8. (Languages) of, relating to, or characteristic of Saxony, its inhabitants, or their Low German dialect9. (Historical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of Saxony, its inhabitants, or their Low German dialect[C13 (replacing Old English Seaxe): via Old French from Late Latin Saxon-, Saxo, from Greek; of Germanic origin and perhaps related to the name of a knife used by the Saxons; compare saw¹]

Sax•on

(ˈsæk sən)

n. 1. a member of a Germanic people or confederation of peoples, occupying parts of the North Sea littoral and adjacent hinterlands in the 3rd–4th centuries a.d.: later notorious as sea raiders, groups of whom invaded and settled in S Britain in the 5th–6th centuries. 2. a native or inhabitant of Saxony. 3. a native of England, or person of English descent, esp. as opposed to an inhabitant of the British Isles of Celtic descent. adj. 4. of or pertaining to the early Saxons. 5. of or pertaining to Saxony or its inhabitants. [1250–1300; Middle English, probably < Late Latin Saxō, Saxonēs (pl.) < Germanic; replacing Old English Seaxan (pl.)]

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Noun	1.	Saxon - a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman ConquestEuropean - a native or inhabitant of EuropeWest Saxon - an inhabitant of Wessex
Adj.	1.	Saxon - of or relating to or characteristic of the early Saxons or Anglo-Saxons and their descendents (especially the English or Lowland Scots) and their language; "Saxon princes"; "for greater clarity choose a plain Saxon term instead of a latinate one"England - a division of the United Kingdom

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