Saxon

[ sak-suh n ]

/ ˈsæk sən /

noun

a member of a Germanic people in ancient times dwelling near the mouth of the Elbe, a portion of whom invaded and occupied parts of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries.

the Old English dialects of the regions settled by the Saxons.

a native or inhabitant of Saxony in modern Germany.

an English person; Britisher.

an Anglo-Saxon.

(not in scholarly use) the Old English language.

a member of the royal house of Germany that ruled from 919 to 1024.

adjective

of or relating to the early Saxons or their language.

of or relating to Saxony in modern Germany.

English(defs 1, 2).

Origin of Saxon

1250–1300; Middle English, probably < Late Latin Saxō, Saxonēs (plural) < Germanic; replacing Old English Seaxan (plural)

OTHER WORDS FROM Saxon

non-Sax·on, noun, adjective pre-Sax·on, adjective, noun

Example sentences from the Web for saxon

According to neighbor David Taubin, Sanderlin and her two daughters have been living at 193 Saxon Woods Road for about a year.

‘Weeds’ Come to Life? Scarsdale Mom Arrested in Massive Pot Bust |Winston Ross, Eliza Shapiro |June 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
New Saxon calls itself a “social networking site for people of European descent”; others have called it Facebook for neo-Nazis.

Sikh Temple Shooting Returns Attention To Military’s White Power Problem |Jesse Ellison |August 13, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Bar none, the poshest place to stay is Saxon Boutique Hotel, Villas and Spa in Sandhurst.

Gal With a Suitcase |Jolie Hunt |July 10, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
This charter, which is in the Saxon language, is still preserved in the British Museum.

Chelsea |George Bryan

The village is very ancient, and was called Kimeton in Saxon days.

Hertfordshire |Herbert W Tompkins
There is that in the Saxon race that makes it discontented, even with success.

The Bishop of Cottontown |John Trotwood Moore
So fell the last of the Saxon kings, and so arose the Norman race.

Brave Men and Women |O.E. Fuller
We are the sons, through thee, of royal heroes; through my father, of Saxon freemen.

Harold, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for saxon

Saxon

/ (ˈsæksən) /

noun

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 Saxony

a native or inhabitant of Saxony

the Low German dialect of Saxony
any of the West Germanic dialects spoken by the ancient Saxons or their descendants

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Saxons, the Anglo-Saxons, or their descendants

of, relating to, or characteristic of Saxony, its inhabitants, or their Low German dialect

Word Origin for Saxon

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 saw 1

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British Dictionary definitions for saxon

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Word Origin for Saxon