Saxon
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- noun
- /ˈsæksən/
:
sajón
- The Saxon warriors defended their territory fiercely against invaders.
- Anglo-Saxon
- Saxon immigrants
- Saxon world
Bead tells us it's the Anglo Sax, the Saxons, excuse me, the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes.
- Bead tells us it's the Anglo Sax, the Saxons, excuse me, the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes.
- And then he talks about, you know, the, the, the Romans and the Britons and the Saxons coming in and all that.
- Swords were also the most prestigious weapon, most prestigious type of fighting implement for the early Anglo Saxons.
- I Anglo Saxons Americans are losing our pre Norman Conquest culture.
Examples
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The Saxon forces approach.
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To defeat the Saxon we need a master of war.
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The Saxon fought the Viking.
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On their third try, the Saxon cavalry tried to attack Charles's right flank.
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Fired on by friendly units, the Saxons panicked and fled with heavy losses.
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It all began in 484 AD, when King Arthur and his wizard, Merlin, stared down and vanquished the Saxon hordes at Mount Badon.
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Historians often study how the Saxon culture influenced modern England.
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During the early Middle Ages, the Saxon tribes established settlements across Britain.
Synonyms
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A person from England before the Norman Conquest or their descendants
Compounds
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A white person with British family background who follows Protestant Christianity and is often from a socially important group
- Offensive
A short rude English word of four letters that insults someone
- Specialized
An old language spoken in northern Germany before 1200 that later became Low German and is like Old English
- Archaic
An old form of English used in speech and writing in southwest England before the Norman Conquest
Surface Forms
Etymology
Saxon as a noun originally named a Germanic people, probably from the word seax 'knife' because that tool was important to them. A Saxon is therefore a member of that early group who settled in England and helped shape its language and society.