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Anglo-Saxon

Anglo-Saxon

7 8.2
About the people, language, or culture of early medieval England
  • adjective
  • /ˈæŋɡloʊˈsæksən/
translation icon : anglosajón
  • Historians often study Anglo-Saxon culture to understand the early medieval period in England.
  • Anglo-Saxon culture
  • Anglo-Saxon burial
  • Anglo-Saxon verse

In fact, the name mistletoe comes from Anglo-Saxon words that mean dung on a twig.

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Examples

  • We had, by incredible good fortune, uncovered an intact Anglo-Saxon burial of the highest status.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Modern English speakers can't make any sense out of the Anglo-Saxon dialects spoken in England before the Conquest.

    Blog text (4)
  • And her first academic book just came out and it's called, I think it's called the Figure of the Poet in Anglo-Saxon England.

  • I think I might go back to looking at Anglo-Saxon cemetery reports to calm down.

    Blog text (19)
  • Robert Graves, who studied Anglo-Saxon poetry at Oxford.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The column on the left are the Anglo-Saxon runes written in order.

  • The audience of Beowulf was an Anglo-Saxon society that held loyalty to one's band, or comitatus, as the highest social value.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In fact, the name mistletoe comes from Anglo-Saxon words that mean dung on a twig.

  • As such, his role was not all that different from the Anglo-Saxon scop and the Scots makar.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The Anglo-Saxon period is known for its rich tapestry of art and literature.

Synonyms

Saxon
vsAnglo-Saxon
23 8.0

Relating to the early Anglo-Saxon people or their language

is focused on the early medieval group and culture in England

How Latinate

latinized
7.4
Latinate
1 8.7
Anglo-Saxon
7 8.2

Surface Forms

Anglo-Saxon positive

Morphology

Anglo-Saxon = Anglo + Saxon (transparent) = Anglo + Saxon

As an adjective it directly denotes relation to the Anglo-Saxon people, language, or culture; the compound is compositionally clear.

Etymology

Anglo-Saxon as an adjective links something to the Angle and Saxon peoples, their language, or their culture, so calling jewellery, laws, or stories 'Anglo-Saxon' means they come from early medieval England.